volcano
volcano
英[vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ]美[vɑːlˈkeɪnoʊ]
n.火山；
复数：volcanoes;
例句
The erupting volcano was an awe-inspiring sight.火山爆发是使人畏惧的景象。
lava spewing out from a volcano从火山中喷出的熔岩
The volcano unexpectedly blew up early in the morning.火山一早突然爆发了。
The volcano spewed molten lava.火山喷出了熔岩。
The eruption of a volcano is spontaneous.火山的爆发是自发的。
The lava flowed down the sides of the volcano.熔岩沿火山坡面涌流而下。
a dormant volcano休眠火山
The extinct volcano’s eruption would mean a cataclysm for the city.死火山又重新喷发,对这座城市来说意味着大难临头。
an acting volcano活火山
Mount Vesuvius is an active volcano.维苏威是一座活火山.
同义词解析
以下这些名词均含有"山" 的意思
hill：通常指小的土山、石山或浅丘。有时也指高山，复数表群山。
mount：常用于地名之前， 即一般放在专用名词前，书面用词。
mountain：通常指比hill高而陡的高山、山岳。但这种区别不是绝对的，"大"与"小"常常是相对而言。
range：形成的山脉或岭。
peak：指山峰，也可指山顶。
volcano：特指主要由喷出的熔岩和火山灰堆积而成的圆锥形火山。
英语六级真题
When the molten rock of the earth’s core forced its way to the surface to form the throat of a volcano, as the centuries passed, the rock cooled and hardened, shrinkingand cracking into long columns.
出自-2016年12月听力原文The outer layers of the volcano were worn away until the hard core stood completely exposed.
出自-2016年12月听力原文When the molten rock of the earth's core forced its way to the surface to form the throat of a volcano, as the centuries passed, the rock cooled and hardened, shrinking and cracking into long columns.
2016年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section B柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-COUNT
火山
A volcano is a mountain from which hot melted rock, gas, steam, and ash from inside the earth sometimes burst.
例句
The volcano erupted last year killing about 600 people...去年那座火山喷发致使约600人遇难。Etna is Europe's most active volcano.埃特纳山是欧洲*活跃的火山。英汉词典释义
n.
火山
The eruption of a volcano is spontaneous.火山的爆发是自发的。英英词典释义
Noun
1. a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
2. a mountain formed by volcanic material
行业词典
地理学： 火山；
地质学： 火山；
