erupt

/ɪˈrʌpt/ v.
标准词条 CET-6IELTS 词根 rupt
一句话记住

（火山）喷发；爆发；突然发生；突然爆发（感情、冲突等）

释义与例句

v. （火山）喷发；爆发
to release lava, ash and gases suddenly from a volcano
  1. The volcano erupted without warning early on Tuesday.
    这座火山于周二清晨毫无预警地喷发。
  2. Ash rose thousands of metres when the mountain erupted.
    山体喷发时，火山灰升至数千米高空。
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  1. Scientists expect the volcano to erupt again within months.
    科学家预计这座火山将在数月内再次喷发。
v. 突然发生；突然爆发（感情、冲突等）
to happen suddenly and violently, or to express strong emotion suddenly
  1. Violent protests erupted across the capital after the announcement.
    消息公布后，首都各地突然爆发激烈抗议。
  2. The audience erupted into applause at the final song.
    最后一首歌响起时，观众爆发出热烈掌声。
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  1. A dispute erupted over who should pay for the damage.
    关于谁应赔偿损失的问题突然引发了争执。

词源与构词

rupt 词根 · to break，断裂
记忆钩子 erupt 是不及物动词；火山直接作主语，人群或情绪爆发常用 erupt into applause 或 erupt in laughter。

词族与关联词

同根词（同一个词根长出来的词）
  • bankrupt 破产的；资不抵债的
    The firm went bankrupt after losing its biggest customer. 失去最大的客户后，这家公司破产了。
  • interrupt 打断；使中断
    Please try not to interrupt while others are speaking. 别人说话时，请尽量不要打断。
词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • eruption 喷发；爆发
    eruption 是名词，既可指火山喷发，也可指暴力、愤怒等的突然爆发。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • break out 突然发生；爆发；逃脱
    erupt 可指火山喷发，也可强调人群或情绪突然爆发，常用 erupt into applause/violence；break out 常用于战争、火灾、疾病或冲突开始，不能表示火山喷发。
    Fighting broke out near the border. 边境附近突然爆发了战斗。
常见搭配
  • a volcano erupts 火山喷发
    Flights were cancelled after a nearby volcano erupted. 附近一座火山喷发后，航班被取消了。
  • erupt into violence 爆发为暴力冲突
    The demonstration erupted into violence late in the evening. 这场示威在深夜演变为暴力冲突。
  • erupt in laughter 突然大笑起来
    The class erupted in laughter at his unexpected reply. 他出人意料的回答让全班突然大笑起来。