名詞 crater:

1. a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
   同義詞：volcanic crater
2. a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus
3. a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb

1. A small crater.
   小凹陷處
2. Lava boiled up from the crater of the volcano.
   熔巖從火山口沸騰著升起來(lái)。
3. Flames blazed out from the crater of the volcano.
   火焰從火山口猛烈地噴出來(lái)。
4. A large crater formed by volcanic explosion or by collapse of a volcanic cone.
   火山口火山爆發(fā)而形成的環(huán)形山或大山核心部分的崩塌而形成的環(huán)形山

cra.ter

n.（名詞）
A bowl-shaped depression at the mouth of a volcano or geyser.
碗狀凹陷：火山口或噴泉口的碗狀凹陷處

A bowl-shaped depression in a surface made by an explosion or the impact of a body, such as a meteoroid.
碗狀凹陷：由于爆炸或流星之類的物體的碰撞而在地表形成的碗狀凹陷處
A pit; a hollow.
坑；凹地
Variant of krater
krater的變體
v.（動(dòng)詞）
cra.tered,cra.ter.ing,cra.ters
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To make craters in:
在…里形成凹陷處：
例句：
.The missiles did not . . . crater the airfield.(Tom Clancy)
.導(dǎo)彈沒(méi)有…炸平飛機(jī)場(chǎng).(湯姆·克蘭西)

v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To form a crater or craters.
形成凹陷處

來(lái)源：
Latin cr3tôr
拉丁語(yǔ) cr3tôr
from Greek kratôr [mixing vessel] * see ker…-
源自 希臘語(yǔ) kratôr [混合容器] *參見(jiàn) ker…-