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irrupt 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/iˈrəpt/,
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irrupts, 3rd person singular present; irrupted, past tense; irrupted, past participle; irrupting, present participle;
  1. Enter forcibly or suddenly
    • - the specter of social revolution once again irrupted into a confident capitalist world
  2. (of a bird or other animal) Migrate into an area in abnormally large numbers

  1. intrude: enter uninvited; "They intruded on our dinner party"; "She irrupted into our sitting room"
  2. erupt: erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"
  3. explode: increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner; "The population of India is exploding"; "The island's rodent population irrupted"
  4. (irruption) a sudden violent entrance; a bursting in; "the recent irruption of bad manners"
  5. (irruption) a sudden sharp increase in the relative numbers of a population
  6. (irruption) outbreak: a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition); "the outbreak of hostilities"
  7. (Irruption) Irruptive growth, sometimes called Malthusian growth, is a growth pattern defined by population explosions and subsequent sharp population crashes, or diebacks. ...
  8. To break into; To enter forcibly or uninvited; To rapidly increase or intensify; Misspelling of erupt
  9. (irruption) The action of irrupting or breaking into; a violent entry or invasion; an inbreaking; an intrusion; An abrupt increase of numbers of a particular animal
  10. (Irruption) A swift, sudden increase in a population due to alterations in food webs through the introduction or removal of species, or to stagnation of a dominant species.
  11. (Irruption) Mass movement of a population from one place to another.
  12. (Irruption) when large numbers of a particular species move to an area where they are not commonly found in large numbers, often in response to drought, rainfall or other environmental changes. ...