geyser

geyser

英 ['giːzə; 'gaɪ-]
　　美 ['ɡaɪzɚ]

n. 噴泉；[水文] 間歇泉；（英）燒水鍋爐
　　n. (Geyser)人名；(德)蓋澤爾

中文詞源：

geyser 間歇泉

來自PIE*gheu, 噴湧，詞源同foundry, gush.

例句：

1. Steam erupted from the geyser.
蒸氣從熱水鍋爐裡冒出.

2. The geyser erupts periodically.
間歇泉周期性地噴發.

3. The butler was almost invisible in the stream of an antiquated geyser.
在這座古老的熱水鍋爐產生的水蒸汽中隱隱約約可以看到那個男仆的影子.

4. The scientists were surprised to find an abundance of marine life near the geyser vents.
科學傢們對間歇泉口附近的豐富的海洋生物感到奇怪.

5. But, unlike any other geyser, this one erupted with a poisonous gas.
但是, 這個間歇泉不像其它間歇泉, 它噴發的時候毒氣也一起沖起來.