inrush

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A crowding or flooding in.
    — As we swung around, the full force of the current caught us and drove the stern against the rocks; there was a thud which sent a tremor through the whole craft, and then a moment of nasty grinding as the steel hull scraped the rock wall. I expected momentarily the inrush of waters that would seal our doom; but presently from below came the welcome word that all was well.
  2. The initial flow of electricity into a component when it is switched on.
动词 v.
  1. To rush in. obsolete
    — The Ocean, ready to inrush upon them.

词形变化

inrushes plural inrushes present,singular,third-person inrushing participle,present inrushed participle,past inrushed past

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词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Italic *n̥-
Latin in-bor.
Middle English in-
English in-
English rush
English inrush
From in- + rush.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Italic *n̥-
Latin in-bor.
Middle English in-
English in-
English rush
English inrush
From in- + rush.
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