erupt
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++e·rupt /ɪˈrʌpt/ ●○○ verb [intransitive] 1 START TO HAPPEN, EXIST ETCif fighting, violence, noise etc erupts, it starts suddenly 〔搏斗、暴力事件、噪音等〕突然发生；爆发 SYN break out Violence erupted after police shot a student during the demonstration. 警察向示威人群中的一名学生开枪，暴乱随之发生。 A political row erupted over the MP’s comments. 这名下院议员的评论引发了一场政治论战。2. HEGif a volcano erupts, it explodes and sends smoke, fire, and rock into the sky 〔火山〕爆发，喷发► see thesaurus at explode3 if a place or situation erupts, there is a sudden increase in activity or emotion 〔活动〕爆发；〔情绪〕迸发erupt into They were angry to the point of erupting into riot. 他们气得几乎要闹事了。 Their conversations often erupted into squabbles. 他们谈话时经常会突然争吵起来。4 erupt into laughter/shouting etc START TO HAPPEN, EXIST ETCto suddenly start laughing, shouting etc 突然大笑/叫喊起来等 He erupted into loud, desperate sobs. 他突然拼命地大声抽泣起来。5. HBHif spots erupt on your body, they suddenly appear on your skin 〔丘疹等在皮肤上〕突然出现，冒出 —eruption /ɪˈrʌpʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable] a volcanic eruption 火山爆发 the eruption of violence 发生暴力事件→ See Verb table
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erupt• Massive and often violent protests erupted across the country.• Though you try to keep a lid on those growing feelings, eventually they erupt, affecting those you love the most.• Occasionally a hot spot would erupt and an orange halo would expand into the night.• Part of the stage erupted at 1: 26 a. m., and metal shards flew all over Centennial Olympic Park.• This does erupt, but not to a defined time schedule.• Gang violence can erupt for no apparent reason.• A fight over a game of cards had erupted in the corner of the bar.• But everyone erupted into giggles and bolted down the street as free of deference as the wind.• But every so often, something will erupt out of nowhere, break through our defences and turn the well-ordered furniture upside-down.• A controversy has erupted over the price of the new weapons system.• Lava erupted underwater cools very rapidly with a plastic skin forming around lumps of still molten material.• But where the lava erupted, whole communities have been vaporized.erupt into• In 1999 the housing market suddenly erupted into a buying frenzy.• The memorial service for the slain leader erupted into a riot Saturday.Origin erupt (1600-1700) Latin past participle of erumpere “to burst out”e·rupt verbChineseSyllable
noise erupts, etc Corpus starts if suddenly violence, fighting, it
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erupt
e‧rupt /ɪˈrʌpt/
verb [intransitive]
SYN break out:
Violence erupted after police shot a student during the demonstration.
A political row erupted over the MP’s comments.
2. if a volcano erupts, it explodes and sends smoke, fire, and rock into the sky
3. if a place or situation erupts, there is a sudden increase in activity or emotion
erupt into
They were angry to the point of erupting into riot.
Their conversations often erupted into squabbles.
4. erupt into laughter/shouting etc to suddenly start laughing, shouting etc:
He erupted into loud, desperate sobs.
5. if spots erupt on your body, they suddenly appear on your skin
—eruption /ɪˈrʌpʃən/ noun [uncountable and countable]:
a volcanic eruption
the eruption of violence
■ to explode
▪explode verb [intransitive] if a bomb explodes, it bursts suddenly and violently with a loud noise: A bomb exploded in a crowded metro station this morning, killing five people.
▪go off phrasal verb if a bomb goes off, it explodes. Go off is less formal than explode and is the usual phrase to use in everyday English: Luckily the station was empty when the bomb went off. | As many as ten bombs went off across the city, most of them car bombs.
▪blow up phrasal verb if a building, car, plane etc blows up, it bursts suddenly and violently into pieces, causing a lot of damage: The plane blew up in mid-air, killing all the passengers and crew. | In early 1986, a US space shuttle blew up shortly after launch.
▪erupt /ɪˈrʌpt/ verb [intransitive] if a volcano erupts, it explodes and sends smoke and rock into the sky: The volcano has erupted at least fifteen times since 1883.
▪burst verb [intransitive] if something that has air or liquid inside it bursts, it explodes and the air or liquid comes out: One of the water pipes had burst. | The plane caught fire after its tyre burst on landing.
e‧rupt /ɪˈrʌpt/
verb [intransitive] Date: 1600-1700
Language: Latin
Origin: past participle of erumpere 'to burst out'
1. if fighting, violence, noise etc erupts, it starts suddenly Language: Latin
Origin: past participle of erumpere 'to burst out'
SYN break out:
2. if a volcano erupts, it explodes and sends smoke, fire, and rock into the sky
3. if a place or situation erupts, there is a sudden increase in activity or emotion
erupt into
4. erupt into laughter/shouting etc to suddenly start laughing, shouting etc:
5. if spots erupt on your body, they suddenly appear on your skin
—eruption /ɪˈrʌpʃən/ noun [uncountable and countable]:
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explode to burst loudly and violently, causing damage; to make sth burst in this way 指爆炸、爆破、爆裂、引爆 ：◆ The jet smashed into a hillside and exploded. 喷气式飞机撞上山坡爆炸了。 ◆ The bomb was exploded under controlled conditions. 对炸弹实施了可控引爆。 blow (sth) up to be destroyed by an explosion; to destroy sth by an explosion 指爆炸、（被）炸毁 ：◆ A police officer was killed when his car blew up. 一名警员在其汽车爆炸时遇难。 go off (of a bomb) to explode; (of a gun) to be fired 指（炸弹）爆炸、（枪）开火 ：◆ The bomb went off in a crowded street. 炸弹在挤满人的大街上爆炸了。 NOTE When used about guns, the choice ofgo off (instead of 'be fired') can suggest that the gun was fired by accident.用 go off（而非 be fired）可指枪支走火。 burst to break open or apart, especially because of pressure from inside; to make sth break in this way 指（使）爆裂、胀开 ：◆ That balloon's going to burst. 那气球马上要爆了。 erupt (of a volcano) to throw out burning rocks and smoke; (of burning rocks and smoke) to be thrown out of a volcano 指（火山）爆发、（岩浆、烟）喷出 detonate ( (of a bomb) to explode; to make a bomb exploderather
指（炸弹）爆炸、使（炸弹）爆炸、引爆、起爆 ：◆ Two other bombs failed to detonate. 另外两枚炸弹没有爆炸。
Patterns
a bomb explodes/blows up/goes off/bursts/detonatesa car/plane/vehicle explodes/blows upa firework/rocket explodes/goes off