a large hole in the top of a volcano 火山口 We peered over the lip of the crater into the volcano. 我们在火山口边缘观察火山。 volcanic peaks which tower above deep craters 高耸于火山口之上的火山山峰
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- gaping
- huge
- …
- create
- form
- leave
- …
- floor
- rim
- lake
- …
- in a/the crater
- the edge of a crater
- the lip of a crater
- the side of a crater
- …
a large hole in the ground caused by the explosion of a bomb or by something large hitting it （由炸弹爆炸或巨物撞击形成的）坑 a meteorite crater 陨石坑
Extra ExamplesThe blast blew a gaping crater in the road. 爆炸把道路炸出了一个大坑。 The bomb blew a crater 80 metres across. 炸弹炸出了一个直径80米的深坑。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- gaping
- huge
- …
- create
- form
- leave
- …
- floor
- rim
- lake
- …
- in a/the crater
- the edge of a crater
- the lip of a crater
- the side of a crater
- …
Word Originearly 17th cent. (denoting the hollow forming the mouth of a volcano): via Latin from Greek kratēr ‘mixing-bowl’, from krasis ‘mixture’.