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seismic sea wave

/tsoo-nah-mee/US // tsʊˈnɑ mi //UK // (tsʊˈnæmɪ) //

地震海浪,地震海波,地震海啸

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption.

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Examples

  • The widely predicted blue tsunami was more like a modest midsummer swell.

  • Although the news still focuses on the polls, it also seems to acknowledge that treating politics like a game might not be the best approach in a world that has been bowled over by the tsunami that is 2020.

  • Whatever its name, the tool has enormous potential to limit a tsunami of false or misleading news on topics like politics and health.

  • The tsunami of coronavirus news coverage can paradoxically make it hard to find the information you want.

  • The asteroid that crashed to Earth on the dinosaurs’ last day would have caused tsunami waves.

  • When it came to shooting the famous parting of the Red Sea, Ridley Scott elected to show a tsunami splitting the waters.

  • Things picked up again when the 2011 tsunami hit Tōhoku, Japan.

  • Typically, celebrities have stayed out of the Middle East conflict, knowing full well the tsunami of emotions it carries.

  • Tempest, hurricane, tidal wave, tsunami, earthquake, or Big Bang?

  • And now, a massive magnitude 8.2 off the coast of Chile that even generated a tsunami.