a violent storm with very strong winds, especially in the western Atlantic Ocean (尤指西大西洋的)飓风 A powerful hurricane hit the Florida coast. 一场强大的飓风袭击了佛罗里达海岸。 Hurricane Sandy devastated the area. 飓风桑迪摧毁了这个地区。 The hurricane season does not end until November. 飓风季节要到11月份才结束。 hurricane victims 飓风受害者 hurricane-force winds 飓风级大风 The proceeds will go to hurricane relief. 收益将用于飓风救援。
Collocations The weathercompare cyclone, typhoonThe 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 Weatherb1, The environmentb1Hurricane Betty is now approaching the coast of Florida. 飓风贝蒂正在逼近佛罗里达海岸。 The fields were devastated by the hurricane. 农田被飓风摧毁了。 The hurricane blew ashore near San Fernando. 飓风在圣费尔南多附近的海岸登陆。 The hurricane took several days to blow itself out. 飓风颳了好几天才平息下来。 The roof blew off in a hurricane. 屋顶被飓风掀翻了。 We had been warned there was a hurricane coming. 我们得到警告,有一场飓风要来临。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- major
- powerful
- hit something
- strike (something)
- come
- …
- force
- warning
- damage
- …
- in a/the hurricane
- the eye of the hurricane
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Spanish huracán, probably from Taino hurakán ‘god of the storm’.