dormant volcano
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dormant volcano
In volcanology, this term distinguishes such volcanoes from active volcanoes (currently erupting or showing signs of unrest) and extinct volcanoes (unlikely to erupt again).
Fù富
shì士
shān山
shì是
Rì日
běn本
zuì最
zhù著
míng名
de的
xiū休
mián眠
huǒ火
shān山
。
Mount Fuji is the most famous dormant volcano in Japan.
Zhè这
zuò座
xiū休
mián眠
huǒ火
shān山
yǐ已
jīng经
xiū休
mián眠
le了
sān三
bǎi百
nián年
。
This dormant volcano has been dormant for three hundred years.
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Kē科
xué学
jiā家
dìng定
qī期
jiān监
cè测
xiū休
mián眠
huǒ火
shān山
de的
dì地
zhèn震
huó活
dòng动
。
Scientists regularly monitor seismic activity in dormant volcanoes.