"The volcano belched a huge cloud of ash" vs "The volcano spewed a huge cloud of ash" —...
"The volcano belched a huge cloud of ash" vs "The volcano spewed a huge cloud of ash" — #whats_the_differnce? В случае с облаком газа и пепла метафоры взаимозаменяемы. Но поскольку физиология процессов belch и spew различна, это работает не всегда. Belch — это отрыжка. A burst of gas or air. Spew — это рвота, извержение фонтаном. To vomit, to make something flow out quickly. Это относится не к воздуху, а к потоку liquids and solids. Поэтому можно сказать ✅A volcano belched smoke. но нельзя сказать ❌A volcano belched a river of liquid lava down the mountainside. зато ✅A volcano can spew ash, spew rocks, and spew molten lava. А ещё есть разговорная фраза spewing out of both ends, обозначающая одновременную рвоту и диарею🙈 Salmonella is notorious for making you spew out of both ends, hospitalizing you and just overall making you feel like death. I walked through that entire place for 3 hours, and the best I could do was a bowl of curry that made me spew out of both ends for the next 24 hours. Castor beans also make castor oil…you know…the stuff that makes you spew out of both ends if you eat a spoonful of it. Давненько у нас не было постов #про_какашки😆