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tsunami

B2 noun

tsunami /(t)suːˈnɑːmi/ nghĩa là sóng thần

Các nghĩa

  1. sóng thần

    A very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption; often a series of waves (a wave train).

    A tsunami struck Japan recently.

    A wave simulator in the tank can re-enact tsunamis and northeasters, and imitate wave conditions from midocean.

  2. làn sóng lớn và thường không thể ngăn cản

    A large and generally unstoppable surge.

    figuratively

    It seemed that what started out as a handful of isolated cases gradually turned into a tsunami of complaints.

    It set off a tsunami of debate among the more esoteric critics, who either loved it or hated it but could not ignore it.

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