a snowstorm with very strong winds 暴风雪；雪暴 blizzard conditions 暴风雪天气 The blizzard struck the north-east yesterday, causing serious damage. 暴风雪昨天袭击了东北部，造成了严重的破坏。 a raging/howling blizzard 猛烈的／怒吼着的暴风雪
Collocations The weatherThe weather 天气 Good weather 好天气 - be bathed in/bask in/be blessed with/enjoy bright/brilliant/glorious sunshine
沐浴着／享受着明媚的／灿烂的阳光 - the sun shines/warms something/beats down (on something)
- the sunshine breaks/streams through something
- fluffy/wispy clouds drift across the sky
- a gentle/light/stiff/cool/warm/sea breeze blows in/comes in off the sea
- the snow crunches beneath/under somebody’s feet/boots
Bad weather 坏天气 - thick/dark/storm clouds form/gather/roll in/cover the sky/block out the sun
- the sky darkens/turns black
- a fine mist hangs in the air
- a dense/heavy/thick fog rolls in
- the rain falls/comes down (in buckets/sheets)/pours down
- snow falls/comes down/covers something
- the wind blows/whistles/howls/picks up/whips through something/sweeps across something
- strong/gale-force winds blow/gust (up to 80 mph)
- a storm is approaching/is moving inland/hits/strikes/rages
- thunder rolls/rumbles/sounds
- (forked/sheet) lightning strikes/hits/flashes
- a (blinding/snow) blizzard hits/strikes/blows/rages
- a tornado touches down/hits/strikes/destroys something/rips through something
- forecast/expect/predict rain/snow/a category-four hurricane
预报有雨／雪／四级飓风 - (North American English) pour (down)/ (British English) pour (down) with rain
下瓢泼大雨 - get caught in/seek shelter from/escape the rain
遇上下雨；寻找避雨处；躲雨 - be covered/shrouded in mist/a blanket of fog
笼罩在雾霭之中／厚厚的一层雾中 - be in for/brave/shelter from a/the storm
即将遇到／勇敢面对／躲避暴风雨 - hear rolling/distant thunder
听到隆隆的／远处的雷声 - be battered/buffeted by strong winds
遭受强风肆虐；被强风吹得左右摇摆 - (British English) be blowing a gale
在刮大风 - battle against/brave the elements
与恶劣天气搏斗；冒着风雨
The weather improves 天气好转 - the sun breaks through the clouds
- the sky clears/brightens (up)/lightens (up)
- the clouds part/clear
- the rain stops/lets up/holds off
- the wind dies down
- the storm passes
- the mist/fog lifts/clears
Extra ExamplesTopics Weatherb2, The environmentb2He fought his way through the blizzard. 他在暴风雪中奋力前行。 More than a million lambs died in the worst blizzards to hit New Zealand in 30 years. 新西兰遭遇30年来最猛烈的雪暴，死了超过100万只羔羊。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- blinding
- fierce
- heavy
- …
- brave
- blow
- hit (something)
- strike (something)
- blow
- …
- conditions
- in blizzard
- into blizzard
- through blizzard
- …
a large quantity of things that may seem to be attacking you 大批侵扰性的事物；大量的负担 a blizzard of documents 一大堆棘手的文件
Word Originearly 19th cent. (originally US, denoting a violent blow): of unknown origin.