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Tsunami Caused Means 英 Tsuː'Nɑːmi] 美 Tsuː'Nɑːmi N.海啸 Entire

英语单词 tsunami
英美音标 英 [tsuː'nɑːmi] 美 [tsuː'nɑːmi]
中文释义 n.海啸
英语例句 (1) The entire village drowned in the tsunami.
(2) A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake.
(3) Let us have a look at Japanese's recovery from 2011 earthquke and tsunami.
中文例句 (1) 整个村庄都被海啸淹没了。
(2) 一场骇人的海啸跟随地震而来。
(3) 我们来看一下2011年地震及海啸后日本的恢复情况。
vocabulary简明 A tsunami is an enormous sea wave that erupts and reaches land. You should be afraid of them, because a tsunami can destroy a coastal region in minutes.
vocabulary扩展 Japan has had the misfortune of experiencing many tsunamis. They're caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions under the sea. In Japanese, tsu means "harbor" and nami means "wave." We sometimes use tsunami metaphorically, to describe really destructive events. After your parents came home, they compared the mess from your party to a tsunami.
柯林斯解释
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](通常由地震引起的)海啸 A tsunami is a very large wave, often caused by an earthquake, that flows onto the land and destroys things.

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