核心问题
请说明 eruption 与 irruption 的区别。
词典解答
eruption[i'rʌpʃən]是指用强力冲出(breaking out),如 a volcano in a state of eruption(处于爆发状态的一座火山):
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Wise men fear eruptions of race or national hatred. 明智之士忧虑种族仇视或民族仇视的爆发。
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The submarine captain no longer feared the eruption of war. 这位潜水艇艇长不再害怕战争的爆发。
而irruption[i'rʌpʃən]是指用强力冲入(breaking in),例如:
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He was preoccupied with the irruption of water into the damaged chamber. 水冲进被损坏的房间使他心神不宁。
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an irruption of Goths into Italy 哥特人对意大利的入侵