英语单词 | exodus |
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英美音标 | ['eksədəs] |
中文释义 | n.大批的离去,[the E-](古代以色列人)出埃及 |
vocabulary简明 | If the fire alarm goes off in your building, be sure to join the exodus of people who are heading outside to the parking lot. This is a departure of a large number of people. |
vocabulary扩展 | Exodus is the title of the second book of the Bible’s Old Testament in which the Israelites escape slavery in Egypt, but the term can refer to any sudden departure of a group of people. This noun is often coupled with the adjective mass, as in “mass exodus,” which usually indicates that almost everyone leaves at the same time. The reasons for this departure can be hostile, as during a war, or not, as when everyone exits the movie theater after the show's over. |
柯林斯星级 | ★☆☆☆☆ |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-SING 单数名词]大批离去;成群撤离 If there is an exodus of people from a place, a lot of people leave that place at the same time. [oft N
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