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单词 tsunami
释义
tsunami
noun[C]
uk
/tsuːˈnɑː.mi/us
/tsuːˈnɑː.mi/
anextremelylargewavecausedby aviolentmovementof theearthunder thesea:
海啸
In 2004 anearthquaketriggereda tsunami thatdestroyedentirecommunitiesin Indonesia and othercountriesaround theIndianOcean.
Shelefttheareaafter shelostherhouseand herfamilyin thetsunami.
Synonym
tidal wave
a verylargeamountorquantityof something that isavailableor thatarrivessomewhere, and may bedifficulttodealwith:
There is a tsunamiofdataavailabletomedicalresearchrightnow.
There was a tsunamiofapplicationsfor thepostthat wasadvertisedrecently.
Synonym
tidal wave
More examples
  • Thedestructioncausedby thetyphoonissimilarto thatbroughtby the 2004 BoxingDaytsunami in theIndianOcean.
  • Americansare beingaskedtodonatedirectlytocharitiesthat are alreadyprovidinghelpto tsunamivictims.
  • Everydaysince myhusbanddied, a tsunami ofgriefhasassaultedme.
  • Anyone withchildrenisfamiliarwith the tsunami ofplastictoysthat comescrashingthrough thehouse.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Waves
  • bore
  • breaker
  • choppy
  • comber
  • crest
  • dumper
  • heavy
  • lap
  • overfall
  • rough
  • roughness
  • spume
  • standing wave
  • surf
  • swell
  • tidal wave
  • wake
  • wave
  • white horses
  • whitecaps
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Masses and large amounts of things
(Definition oftsunamifrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
Examples from literature
  • A tsunami followed minutes after this and killed thousands of people.
  • And then the tsunami came.
  • It shows that a tsunami is coming.
  • The tsunami damaged the town.
  • Tsunami is a Japanese word, but now we all know what it means.
tsunami
noun[C]
uk
/tsuːˈnɑː.mi/us
/tsuːˈnɑː.mi/
anextremelylargewavecausedby aviolentmovementof theearthunder thesea
海啸

tsunami| American Dictionary

tsunami
noun[C]
us
/sʊˈnɑ·mi,tsʊ-/
a verylargeanddangerousoceanwavethat iscausedby anearthquakeunder thesea
(Definition oftsunamifrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftsunami

tsunami
The results are used in conjunction with earlier one-dimensional analyses to estimate the totaltsunamirun-up.
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Only when close to shore dotsunamisometimes assume such shapes.
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Certainly the pharmaceutical moneytsunamiis having major adverse effects.
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But they reserve their most serious warning for coastal and submarine landslides and the risk of tsunamis.
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The refractive influence ontsunamirun-up of the offshore bottom topography of islands is analyzed.
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The most controversial section is that dealing with postulatedtsunami-generated coastal forms, especially scoured bedrock surfaces.
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It is of particular interest to infertsunamirun-up on island shores.
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The disastrous effects of thetsunamiare limited to coastal regions.
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A more serious problem is the basic nature of thetsunami, which is brought into existence by a shallow shelving sea floor.
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Therefore, all attempts to unraveltsunamiactivity worldwide throughout the historic period, however locally defined, should be welcomed.
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Initially, this study arose from questions concerning the scattering of tsunamis as they propagate over the irregular topography of the deep waters of the ocean.
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Thetsunamiis not felt in the open sea.
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Several facets of the mathematical problem are rather fascinating but the results do suggest that scattering is not the most important part of thetsunamipropagation.
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Agricultural biotechnology has been described as atsunamiwashing over agriculture - with fundamental impacts on how we grow and market our food and fiber.
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Volcanic islands, whether they erupt or not, now seem to have been responsible for sea-level-linked tsunamis vastly larger than any caused by earthquakes.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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