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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ir·rupt ETYMOLOGY Latin irruptus, past participle of irrumpere, from in-+ rumpere to break — more at reave DATE 1886 1. to rush in forcibly or violently 2. of a natural population : to undergo a sudden upsurge in numbers especially when natural ecological balances and checks are disturbed 3. erupt 1c the crowd irrupted in a fervor of patriotism — Time Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 irrupt ir·rupt / i5rQpt / verb[V +adv. / prep.] (formal) to enter or appear somewhere suddenly and with a lot of force 闯入；突然冲进；爆发: Violence once again irrupted into their peaceful lives. 他们平静的生活中再度爆发了暴力冲突。 • ir·rup·tion / i5rQpFn / noun [U, C] Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition v. Function: verb Synonyms: ERUPT 1, belch, disgorge, eject, eruct, expel, spewWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ir·rupt \ə̇ˈrəpt\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin irruptus, past participle of irrumpere, literally, to break in, from in- (I) in + rumpere to break — more at rupture intransitive verb 1. a. : to enter forceably or suddenly : appear without warning : intrude < the sea had once irrupted into the cavern > < the merchants constituted a very tight caste, rarely irrupting into social groups either above or below — G.W.Johnson > b. of an animal population : to undergo a sudden upsurge in numbers especially when natural ecological balances and checks are disturbed 2. : erupt 1c < the crowd irrupted in a fervor of patriotism — Time > transitive verb : intrude 3 — opposed to erupt |
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