volcano
likely to become very angry suddenly, or involving great anger: 火山似的;暴烈的;猛烈的
They had to deal with the actor's famously volcanic temper.他们不得不应付这位演员著名的暴烈脾气。
They claimed to get on well despite their volcanic rows.他们声称，尽管他们有猛烈的争吵，但相处得很好。
The volcanic island is thickly draped with vegetation.
The cliffs here were once actually part of an immense volcanic crater.
The island is volcanic and the sand on the beaches is black.
The question is whether she can keep a lid on her volcanic temperament.
He is a lot more volcanic and passionate than I am.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Geology: earthquakes & volcanic eruptions
crater
dormant
fault line
geyser
lahar
lava
non-volcanic
phreatic
pyroclastic
quake
seismically
seismograph
seismology
shock wave
tectonically
temblor
the Richter scale
tremor
volcano
vulcanicity

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Geography: hills & mountains
Becoming angry and expressing anger

Examples of volcanic

volcanic
It is possible that the early atmosphere was, compared with the present day, relatively free of such particles, although volcanic activity would clearly contribute.
This makes it difficult or impossible to correlate the stratigraphic sequences of individual volcanic centres, even if they are located very close together.
This study suggests that the rift configuration is controlled by gravitational spreading of the consecutively overlapping volcanic edifices.
This further suggests that volcanic hydrothermal sites are the most likely concentrations of extant life.
Menzies et al. set the scene with a useful summary of the key features of volcanic rifted margins.
Additionally, environmental changes not directly related to climate, such as volcanic eruptions, which may have impacted personal welfare in the region, are also discussed.
And where would we place fire and smoke, not to mention liquids of all kinds from ink to volcanic lava?
The release of the brines was attributed, again, to melting by localized volcanic heat sources.
Explosive activity associated with the growth of volcanic domes.
The gravel deposits are made up of relatively well-sorted and rounded metamorphic and volcanic clasts.
Capstones also made of volcanic tuff covered the conduit for the length of its course, although differences in how the capstones were worked are apparent.
Specifically, we wanted to examine the presence of drought following a major volcanic eruption for a period of two years.
Intra-oceanic arcs are volumetrically dominated by basaltic volcanic products.
Injection of chlorine into the stratosphere would probably be required for significant volcanic-induced ozone depletion.
The latter paper is aimed, in part, at encouraging a more positive awareness of the beneficial aspects of living in a volcanic environment.
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