volcano
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ldoce_348_dvol·ca·no /vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ $ vɑːlˈkeɪnoʊ/ ●○○ noun (plural volcanoes or volcanos) [countable] HEa mountain with a large hole at the top, through which lava (=very hot liquid rock) is sometimes forced out 火山 Pompei was destroyed when the volcano erupted in 79 AD. 庞贝城于公元79年在火山爆发中毁灭。active volcano (=one that may explode at any time) 活火山dormant volcano (=one that is not active at the moment) 休眠火山extinct volcano (=one that is no longer active at all) 死火山n COLLOCATIONSverbsa volcano erupts (=it sends smoke, fire, and rock into the sky)The volcano last erupted 50 years ago.adjectivesactive (=it may erupt at any time)Mount Etna is still an active volcano.dormant (=it has not erupted for a long time)Volcanoes can remain dormant for hundreds of years.extinct (=it does not erupt anymore)The lake is at the foot of an extinct volcano.
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volcano• Unable to see beneath a volcano, researchers can only theorize about what causes the pulsing tremors they hear within it.• He might be tempted to blame these fluctuations on the sun or a volcano.• They had the shattering, overwhelming strength of earthquake and hurricane and volcano.• On the left is a Recent volcano, and on the right the Barrier volcano, with Lake Turkana in the distance.• He spends the night on the volcano, eating beans and tortillas and sleeping in subfreezing temperatures.• Rusty, who has done some research on the island, assures his companions that the volcano is safe.• He is like the Roman sentry who stayed at his post when the volcano erupted and poured lava over him.Origin volcano (1600-1700) Italian vulcano, from Latin Vulcanus “Vulcan”vol·ca·no noun →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
Corpus with at mountain a hole the a top, large
volcano
vol‧ca‧no /vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ $ vɑːlˈkeɪnoʊ/
noun (plural volcanoes or volcanos) [countable]
Pompei was destroyed when the volcano erupted in 79 AD.
active volcano (=one that may explode at any time)
dormant volcano (=one that is not active at the moment)
extinct volcano (=one that is no longer active at all)
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▪a volcano erupts (=it sends smoke, fire, and rock into the sky) The volcano last erupted 50 years ago.
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▪active (=it may erupt at any time) Mount Etna is still an active volcano.
▪dormant (=it has not erupted for a long time) Volcanoes can remain dormant for hundreds of years.
▪extinct (=it does not erupt any more) The lake is at the foot of an extinct volcano.
▪ mountain a very high hill: the highest mountain in Austria
▪hill an area of land that is higher than the land around it, which is like a mountain but smaller and usually has a rounded top: We went for a walk in the hills. | The house is surrounded by woods, farmland and gentle hills.
▪Mount (also Mt written abbreviation) used in the names of mountains. Don’t say ‘Fuji Mountain’ – say ‘Mount Fuji’: Mount Everest
▪cliff the steep side of an area of land, often next to the sea: the white cliffs of Dover
▪precipice especially literary a very steep and dangerous cliff: They were standing on the edge of a precipice.
▪crag a high steep rock or mountain: An eagle sailed over the high crags.
▪ridge a long narrow area of high ground, especially at the top of a mountain: I could see a group of climbers high up on a ridge.
▪knoll a small round hill: a grassy knoll
▪volcano a mountain with a large hole at the top, through which lava (=hot liquid rock) is sometimes forced out: the eruption of a volcano
▪summit the very highest point of a mountain: the summit of Mt Everest
▪peak especially literary the top of a mountain: the snow-covered peaks of the Himalayas | a distant peak
▪range/chain a group of mountains or hills arranged in a line: the mountain range that is part of the border between Norway and Sweden
▪foothills a group of smaller hills below a range of high mountains: the Sierra foothills
vol‧ca‧no /vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ $ vɑːlˈkeɪnoʊ/
noun (plural volcanoes or volcanos) [countable] Date: 1600-1700
Language: Italian
Origin: vulcano, from Latin Vulcanus 'Vulcan'
a mountain with a large hole at the top, through which lava (=very hot liquid rock) is sometimes forced out:Language: Italian
Origin: vulcano, from Latin Vulcanus 'Vulcan'
active volcano (=one that may explode at any time)
dormant volcano (=one that is not active at the moment)
extinct volcano (=one that is no longer active at all)
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