| 释义 |
erup·tion
\ə̇ˈrəpshən, ēˈ-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English erupcioun, from Latin eruption-, eruptio, from eruptus + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : an act, process, or instance of erupting
< the volcano was in eruption >
< the eruption of the tooth from the gum >
: outburst
< his loud angry eruptions >
: outbreak
< the eruption of hostilities >
< the eruption of an epidemic >
: rash
< an eruption of shopping centers has broken out on the countryside — Weare Holbrook >
specifically : the breaking out of an exanthem or enanthem on the skin or mucous membrane (as in measles)
2. : something produced by an act or process of erupting: as
a. : material erupted by a volcano
b. : the condition of the skin or mucous membrane caused by erupting
c. : one of the lesions (as a pustule) constituting this condition
3. : irruption d
• erup·tion·al \-shənəl, -shnəl\ adjective |