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volcano

noun
🔊/vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ/
🔊/vɑːlˈkeɪnəʊ/
(plural volcanoes, volcanos)
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  1. 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火山
    • An active volcano may erupt at any time.活火山会随时喷发。🔊🔊
    • a dormant volcano (= one that is not active at present)休眠火山
    • an extinct volcano (= one that is no longer active)死火山
    • a volcano spewing red hot lava喷出红色炽热熔岩的火山
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    Topics The environmentb1, Geographyb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • active
    • dormant
    • extinct
    • …
    … of volcanoes
    • chain
    volcano + verb
    • erupt
    • spew something
    • spew something out
    • …
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    Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Italian, from Latin Volcanus ‘Vulcan’ (the Roman god of fire).