| 单词 | exodus |
| 释义 | exodus (once / 4634 pages) n 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. 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. WORD FAMILYexodus: exoduses USAGE EXAMPLESIt is an exodus by land, sea and air. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) During her seven-decade career she closely reported on Israel, including its war for independence, as well as the Nuremberg trials and the Haganah ship exodus. Time(Dec 30, 2016) The growing bombardment prompted an exodus to refugee camps and brought those who stayed constant tragedy. The Guardian(Dec 23, 2016) n a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment Syn|Hyper hegira, hejira escape, flight the act of escaping physically Exodus (once / 7434 pages) n WORD FAMILY Exodus: Exoduses USAGE EXAMPLESThe only Islamic extremists mentioned in “Exodus” are the ones back in Syria. Los Angeles Times(Dec 26, 2016) The menorah is described in Exodus in minute detail, based on a heavenly prototype. Wall Street Journal(Dec 16, 2016) She photographed and later chronicled those events in a book that Leon Uris used to write his best-selling novel “Exodus.” Washington Post(Nov 17, 2016) n the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus Syn|Exp Book of Exodus book a major division of a long written composition |
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