outpouring

/ˈaʊtˌpɔːrɪŋ/· n.

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Chinese meaning

大量涌出;涌现

大dà量liàng事shì物wù忽hū然rán同tóng时shí向xiàng外wài涌yǒng现xiàn

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大dà批pī志zhì愿yuàn者zhě蜂fēng拥yōng涌yǒng入rù灾zāi区qū

Example

The outpouring of volunteer aid after Venezuela's earthquakes clogged the only road into the disaster zone, delaying rescue crews.

委内瑞拉地震后大批志愿者的援助涌入,堵塞了通往灾区的唯一道路,耽误了救援队伍的进场。

Source: The New York Times

Background ✎

委wěi内nèi瑞ruì拉lā地dì震zhèn后hòu大dà批pī志zhì愿yuàn者zhě自zì发fā涌yǒng向xiàng灾zāi区qū,却què意yì外wài堵dǔ塞sè唯wéi一yī道dào路lù,阻zǔ碍ài了le专zhuān业yè救jiù援yuán队duì伍wǔ推tuī进jìn。

Roots · etymology

源自 out-(向外)+ pour(倾倒,源自古法语 purer)

  • out-(向外)+ pour(倾倒)+ -ing(名词化后缀)

Collocations

  • outpouring of support / outpouring of grief / outpouring of emotion

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