exodus
UK/'eksәdәs/US
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释义
n.
A mass departure of many people from a place
大批离去,大规模出走
词根拆分
词根派生ex-(出)+ hodos(路)= 出去的路——大批离去。因圣经《出埃及记》(以色列人离开埃及)而著名;今天形容任何大规模离开,常带紧迫或损失之感。
词根 odo 还连着 6 个词常用搭配
- 1.mass exodus大规模出走
- 2.exodus from从……出走
- 3.exodus of……的大批离去
例句
- 1.
Rising rents triggered an exodus of artists from the city.
房租上涨引发了艺术家大批离开这座城市。
- 2.
There was a mass exodus from the stadium after the loss.
输球后人群从体育场大批涌出。