volcano

英 [vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ]

美 [vɑːlˈkeɪnoʊ]

n.  火山

复数：volcanos　

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Collins.2 / BNC.10407 / COCA.6321

牛津词典

noun

• 火山
  a mountain with a large opening at the top through which gases and lava (= hot liquid rock) are forced out into the air, or have been in the past
  1. An active volcano may erupt at any time.
     活火山会随时喷发。
  2. a dormant volcano (= one that is not active at present)
     休眠火山
  3. an extinct volcano (= one that is no longer active)
     死火山

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 火山
  Avolcanois a mountain from which hot melted rock, gas, steam, and ash from inside the earth sometimes burst.
  1. The volcano erupted last year killing about 600 people...
     去年那座火山喷发致使约600人遇难。
  2. Etna is Europe's most active volcano.
     埃特纳山是欧洲最活跃的火山。

英英释义

noun

• a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
  Synonym:vent
• a mountain formed by volcanic material

双语例句

• The volcano came to life a week ago.
  一个星期前，火山开始变得活跃。
• This is the world's most active volcano!
  这是世界上最活跃的活火山！
• A volcano that vomited lava and ash.
  喷出岩浆和火山灰的火山。
• The volcano is inactive.
  这座火山已进入休止状态。
• And he used the extinct volcano as a footstool.
  而且，他还把那座死火山当作脚凳。
• This is a dormant volcano.
  这是座休眠的火山。
• Etna is Europe's most active volcano.
  埃特纳山是欧洲最活跃的火山。
• Its tallest volcano, long extinct, is Olympus Mons.
  它最高的火山是早已熄灭的奥林波斯山。
• At the same time, steam was building up within the volcano.
  与此同时，在火山中形成了水蒸汽。
• Mounds of pumice and volcanic ash mark its center, where the volcano remains.
  浮石和火山灰的土墩标志着它的中心，是火山的遗迹。