fumarole

IPA/ˈfjuːmərəʊl/
IPA/ˈfjuːmərəʊl/

fumarole — 名詞

  • fumarolesingular
  • fumarolesplural

1. a small hole in the ground near a volcano where heated gases, water vapour, or s

1.名詞C2
釋義

噴氣孔

火山附近噴出熱氣或蒸氣的小孔

a small hole in the ground near a volcano where heated gases, water vapour, or smoke rise up from deep underground.

例句

Camila photographed a yellow-rimmed fumarole hissing beside the trail on Mount Etna.

Camila 在 Etna 火山的步道旁拍下一個邊緣泛黃、嘶嘶作響的噴氣孔。

noun used with location: fumarole on/beside [volcano feature]

The geology students wore gas masks before approaching the largest fumarole in the crater.

地質系學生戴上防毒面具後,才靠近火山口裡最大的噴氣孔。

collocation: largest / active fumarole

同義詞
  • vent

    general word for any opening that releases gas or smoke; less technical than fumarole

  • steam vent

    describes the same feature in everyday language without geological precision

  • solfatara

    a fumarole that emits sulphurous gases specifically

文法句型

fumarole + on/in/near + place

用法筆記

Subject of scientific writing about volcanoes and geothermal areas; usually appears with verbs like 'hiss', 'vent', 'emit', or with descriptors of temperature and gas content.

常見錯誤

The fumarole erupted lava down the mountain.
The volcano erupted lava down the mountain; the nearby fumarole only released steam.
💡fumaroles emit gases and vapour, not molten rock.