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effusion

/ih-fyoo-zhuhn/US // ɪˈfyu ʒən //UK // (ɪˈfjuːʒən) //

渗出,渗出物,积液,流出物

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act of effusing or pouring forth.
    • : something that is effused.
    • : an unrestrained expression, as of feelings: poetic effusions.
    • : Pathology. the escape of a fluid from its natural vessels into a body cavity.the fluid that escapes.
    • : Physics. the flow of a gas through a small orifice at such density that the mean distance between the molecules is large compared with the diameter of the orifice.

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Examples

  • Skipper Worse growled a little and rubbed his head, when Sivert Gesvint pressed his hand and welcomed him with effusion.

  • This she said with unusual effusion; generally the relations between the mother and daughter were a trifle stiff.

  • Mr. Pope read to us an odd kind of Latin-English effusion of the Dean's, which made us shake with laughter.

  • There is an intensity and effusion of spirit in them, in which his own more studied compositions are somewhat wanting.

  • Let us have your news anyway, and forgive this silly stale effusion.