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outpouring

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++out·pour·ing /ˈaʊtpɔːrɪŋ/ noun [countable]  1 STRONG FEELING OR BELIEFan expression of strong feelings 〔强烈感情的〕倾吐,流露outpouring of an outpouring of grief 伤心事的倾吐2 LOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNTa lot of something that is produced suddenly 迸发;涌出();泻出()outpouring of an outpouring of creative energy 创造力的迸发
Examples from the Corpus
outpouringDespite an outpouring of editorials and television programmes, he is under virtually no pressure to change his mind on that decision.The constant outpourings of devotion from the Soviet people reached him through the media.He started with the romantic composers, but shed them one by one as their emotional outpourings became too oppressive.She needed more than a non-committal grunt in answer to her outpourings.It is possible that twelfth-century laymen regarded his outpourings with an indulgent smile.It is easy to dismiss them as the strategic outpourings of a new recruit trying to impress the party machine.We're too busy listening to the outpourings of others.outpouring ofHer death provoked an outpouring of sadness and sympathy.There was an enormous outpouring of "protest literature" in the 60s and 70s.
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outpouring
outpouring /ˈaʊtpɔːrɪŋ/ noun [countable]
1. an expression of strong feelings
    outpouring of
    an outpouring of grief
2. a lot of something that is produced suddenly
    outpouring of
    an outpouring of creative energy


out·pour·ingBrE /ˈaʊtpɔːrɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈaʊtpɔːrɪŋ/ 🔊 noun [usually plural] a strong and sudden expression of feeling (感情的)迸发,倾泻spontaneous outpourings of praise一片自然迸发的赞美声a large amount of sth produced in a short time 涌现;喷涌a remarkable outpouring of new ideas新思想的大量涌现