eruption

eruption
noun
  1. an act or instance or erupting
    爆发;喷发
    the eruption of Vesuvius.
    维苏威火山的爆发。
    [mass noun]magma is stored in crustal reservoirs before eruption.
    岩浆喷发前储积在地壳中。
    ■a sudden outpouring of a particular substance from somewhere
    喷出
    successive eruptions of lava from volcanic cones.
    火山锥熔岩的不断喷发。
    ■a sudden outbreak of something, typically something unwelcome or noisy
    (尤指讨厌或嘈杂的事)突然爆发
    a sudden eruption of street violence.
    街上突然发生的暴力事件。
    ■a spot, rash, or other prominent and reddish mark appearing suddenly on the skin
    疹子;发疹
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin eruptio(n-), from the verb erumpere (see erupt)
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