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Crater N Bowl Shaped Latin Kreitə N.火山口;弹坑 英 火山口(A

单词 crater
音标 ['kreitə]
解释 n.火山口;弹坑
红宝书 【英】 n. 火山口(a bowl-shaped cavity);弹坑(a pit made by an exploding bomb)
字源 crater (n.)
1610s, from Latin crater, from Greek krater "bowl for mixing wine with water," from kera- "to mix," from PIE root *kere- "to mix, confuse; cook" (see rare (adj.2)). Used in Latin for bowl-shaped mouth of a volcano. Applied to features of the Moon since 1860. As a verb, from 1830 in poetry, 1872 in science. Related: Cratered; cratering.
不择手段背单词 n. 火山口 = cavity; 弹坑; 碗状凹陷处
【记】根crate一起记: 长得都是凹陷的.
趣味全助记 【记】concrete 混凝土 + er 东东,产生,制造混凝土的东东,想象火山口向外抛石头,混凝土

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