a mountain with a large opening at the top through which gases and lava (= hot liquid rock) are forced out into the air, or have been in the past 火山 An active volcano may erupt at any time. 活火山会随时喷发。 a dormant volcano (= one that is not active at present) 休眠火山 an extinct volcano (= one that is no longer active) 死火山 a volcano spewing red hot lava 喷出红色炽热熔岩的火山
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- active
- dormant
- extinct
- …
- chain
- erupt
- spew something
- spew something out
- …
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Italian, from Latin Volcanus ‘Vulcan’ (the Roman god of fire).