geyser

geyser
[ˈgiːzə, ˈgʌɪ-]
noun
  1. a hot spring in which water intermittently boils, sending a tall column of water and steam into the air
    间歇(喷)泉,间歇向空中喷水柱和蒸汽柱的天然温泉
    ■a jet or stream of liquid
    (液体)喷柱
    the pipe sent up a geyser of sewer water into the street.
    管道中污水形成水柱向街面喷去。
  2. (Brit.)a gas-fired water heater through which water flows as it is rapidly heated
    (英)燃气快速热水器
    ■(S. African)a hot-water storage tank with an electric heating element
    (南非)(有电热装置的)热水储水罐
verb
  1. [no obj., with adverbial of direction](especially of water or steam) gush or burst out with great force
    (尤指水或蒸汽)喷涌;喷射
    a fissure opened and yellow smoke geysered upward.
    一道缝裂开,黄烟向上喷涌而出。
语源
  1. late 18th cent.: from Icelandic Geysir, the name of a particular spring in Iceland; related to geysa 'to gush'
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