英语词汇“tsunami”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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.

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.

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tsunami: tsunamis

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But the March 2011 nuclear crisis at Fukushima, sparked by an earthquake and tsunami, brought the company to its knees.

Reuters(Dec 27, 2016)

But the warning was downgraded to a tsunami watch.

Washington Post(Dec 25, 2016)

The 9.15 magnitude Dec. 26 earthquake triggered a tsunami across the Indian Ocean in one of the biggest natural disasters in history.

Reuters(Dec 26, 2016)

n a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption

a colossal tsunami destroyed the Minoan civilization in minutes

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calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

moving ridge, wave

one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

单词	tsunami
释义	tsunami (once / 3744 pages) n 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. 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. WORD FAMILY tsunami: tsunamis USAGE EXAMPLES But the March 2011 nuclear crisis at Fukushima, sparked by an earthquake and tsunami, brought the company to its knees. Reuters(Dec 27, 2016) But the warning was downgraded to a tsunami watch. Washington Post(Dec 25, 2016) The 9.15 magnitude Dec. 26 earthquake triggered a tsunami across the Indian Ocean in one of the biggest natural disasters in history. Reuters(Dec 26, 2016) n a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption a colossal tsunami destroyed the Minoan civilization in minutes Hyper calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy an event resulting in great loss and misfortune moving ridge, wave one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
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