e·rupt

verb

/ɪˈrʌpt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they erupt	/ɪˈrʌpt/ /ɪˈrʌpt/
he / she / it erupts	/ɪˈrʌpts/ /ɪˈrʌpts/
past simple erupted	/ɪˈrʌptɪd/ /ɪˈrʌptɪd/
past participle erupted	/ɪˈrʌptɪd/ /ɪˈrʌptɪd/
-ing form erupting	/ɪˈrʌptɪŋ/ /ɪˈrʌptɪŋ/

[intransitive, transitive] when a volcano erupts or burning rocks, smoke, etc. erupt or are erupted, the burning rocks, etc. are thrown out from the volcano（火山）爆发；（岩浆、烟等）喷出
- The volcano could erupt at any time.这座火山随时可能爆发。
- erupt from something Ash began to erupt from the crater.火山灰开始从火山口喷出。
- erupt something An immense volume of rocks and molten lava was erupted.大量岩石和熔岩喷发出来。
Synonyms explode
explodeblow up ▪ go off ▪ burst ▪ erupt ▪ detonateThese are all words that can be used when something breaks apart violently, causing damage or injury.
explode to burst (= to break open or apart) loudly and violently, causing damage; to make something burst in this way:
The jet smashed into a hillside and exploded.喷气式飞机撞上山坡爆炸了。
The bomb was exploded under controlled conditions.对炸弹实施了可控引爆。
blow (something) up to be destroyed by an explosion; to destroy something by an explosion:
A police officer was killed when his car blew up.一名警察在其汽车爆炸时遇难。
go off (of a bomb) to explode; (of a gun) to be fired:
The bomb went off in a crowded street.炸弹在挤满人群的大街上爆炸了。
When used about guns, the choice of go off (instead of ‘be fired’) can suggest that the gun was fired by accident.burst to break open or apart, especially because of pressure from inside; to make something break in this way:
That balloon’s going to burst.那气球马上要爆了。
erupt (of a volcano) to throw out burning rocks and smoke; (of burning rocks and smoke) to be thrown out of a volcano.detonate (rather formal) (of a bomb) to explode; to make a bomb explode:
Two other bombs failed to detonate.另外两枚炸弹未引爆。
Patterns
- a bomb explodes/blows up/goes off/bursts/detonates
- a car/plane/vehicle explodes/blows up
- a firework/rocket explodes/goes off
- a gun goes off
Extra Examples
- the volcano which erupted violently last month上月猛烈爆发的火山
- Lava erupted close to the summit.熔岩在接近山顶的地方喷发出来。
Topics The environmentb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- violently
- suddenly
- periodically
- …
verb + erupt
- threaten to
preposition
- in
- into
- with
- …
[intransitive] to start happening, suddenly and violently 突然发生；爆发synonym break out
- Violence erupted outside the embassy gates.大使馆门外突然发生了暴乱。
- erupt into something The unrest erupted into revolution.动乱爆发为革命。
Extra Examples
- The violence threatened to erupt into full-scale war.暴力有可能爆发为全面战争。
- Epidemics periodically erupted throughout the 19th century.整个 19 世纪流行病周期性爆发。
- Violence occasionally erupts between the opposing factions.对立派别间时有暴力事件发生。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- violently
- suddenly
- periodically
- …
verb + erupt
- threaten to
preposition
- in
- into
- with
- …
[intransitive, transitive] to suddenly express your feelings very strongly, especially by shouting loudly突然发出（尤指叫喊）
- When Davis scored for the third time the crowd erupted.戴维斯第三次得分，观众欢声雷动。
- erupt in/into something My father just erupted into fury.我父亲勃然大怒。
- erupt with something The room erupted with laughter.房间里爆发出一阵笑声。
- + speech ‘How dare you?’ she erupted.“你竟敢这样？”她突然大声叫道。
Extra Examples
- His anger suddenly erupted into furious shouting.他突然暴跳如雷。
- Michael finally erupted, jumping up from his seat.迈克尔终于爆发了，从座位上一跃而起。
- The audience spontaneously erupted into a standing ovation.观众自发起立，热烈鼓掌。
- The crowd erupted in cheers and sobs of joy.人群中爆发出欢呼声和喜极而泣的呜咽声。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- violently
- suddenly
- periodically
- …
verb + erupt
- threaten to
preposition
- in
- into
- with
- …
[intransitive] (of spots, etc.) to suddenly appear on your skin突然（在皮肤上）出现
- A rash had erupted all over his chest.他的胸部突然出满疹子。

Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin erupt- ‘broken out’, from the verb erumpere, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + rumpere ‘burst out, break’.