1780, extended from Icelandic Geysir, name of a specific hot spring in the valley of Haukadal, literally "the gusher," from Old Norse geysa "to gush," from Proto-Germanic *gausjan, suffixed form of PIE *gheus-, extended form of the root *gheu- "to pour" (see found (v.2)). Taken by foreign writers as the generic name for spouting hot springs, for which the native Icelandic words are hverr "a cauldron," laug "a hot bath."
实用例句
1. Steam erupted from the geyser.
蒸气从热水锅炉里冒出.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. The geyser erupts periodically.
间歇泉周期性地喷发.
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3. The butler was almost invisible in the stream of an antiquated geyser.
在这座古老的热水锅炉产生的水蒸汽中隐隐约约可以看到那个男仆的影子.
来自辞典例句
4. The scientists were surprised to find an abundance of marine life near the geyser vents.
科学家们对间歇泉口附近的丰富的海洋生物感到奇怪.
来自辞典例句
5. But, unlike any other geyser, this one erupted with a poisonous gas.
