e·rupt/ɪ`rʌpt; ɪˈrʌpt/ v [I] 1 to happen suddenly or violently 突然发生，爆发: Fighting erupted after the demonstrations. 游行示威之后突然发生了打斗。 2 if a VOLCANO erupts, it sends out smoke and fire into the sky 〔火山〕爆发，喷发 3 to suddenly become angry or start to shout 勃然大怒; 突然大叫: The crowd erupted when Henning scored the winning goal. 亨宁射入了致胜的一球后，观众猛地欢呼起来。