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very bad weather with strong winds and rain, and often thunder and lightning 暴风雨 fierce/heavy/severe/violent storms 猛烈的╱猛烈的╱严重的╱猛烈的暴风雨 Winter storms swept the coasts. 冬季风暴横扫了海滨地区。 Her home was hit by two tropical storms. 她的家被两场热带风暴袭击了。 A few minutes later the storm broke (= began). 不一会儿暴风雨降临了。 I think we're in for a storm (= going to have one). 我觉得暴风雨要来了。 Off on the horizon, dark grey storm clouds gathered. 在地平线上，深灰色的风暴云聚集。 Insurance companies face hefty payouts for storm damage. 保险公司面临对暴风雨造成损害的巨额赔付。
Vocabulary Building Rain and stormsRain and storms 表示雨、下雨和恶劣天气的词 Rain 雨 - Drizzle is fine light rain.
drizzle 指毛毛细雨。 - A shower is a short period of rain.
- A downpour or a cloudburst is a heavy fall of rain that often starts suddenly.
- When it is raining very hard you can say that it is pouring. In informal British English you can also say that it is bucketing down or chucking it down. You can also say: The heavens opened.
Storms 暴风雨 - A cyclone and a typhoon are types of violent tropical storms with very strong winds.
- A hurricane has very strong winds and is usually at sea.
- A monsoon is a period of very heavy rain in particular countries, or the wind that brings this rain.
- A squall is a sudden strong, violent wind, usually in a rainstorm or snowstorm.
- A tornado (or informal twister) has very strong winds which move in a circle, often with a long narrow cloud.
- A whirlwind moves very fast in circles and causes a lot of damage.
- A blizzard is a snowstorm with very strong winds.
- Tempest is used mainly in literary language to describe a violent storm.
tempest 主要为文学用语，指暴风雨、风暴、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 Weathera2, The environmenta2A storm blew in off the ocean. 一场风暴从海上袭来。 A storm had been brewing all day. 一场暴风雨已经酝酿一整天了。 I took shelter from the storm in the clubhouse. 我在俱乐部会所躲过了这场暴风雨。 It was the worst storm to hit London this century. 这是本世纪伦敦遭受的最严重的一场暴风雨。 The east coast of Florida bore the brunt of the storm. 佛罗里达东海岸受到了风暴的正面侵袭。 The storm blew over after a couple of hours. 几个小时之后，风暴平息了。 The storm broke while we were on the mountain. 我们在山上时，暴风雨突然降临了。 The storm lasted for three days. 风暴持续了 3 天。 The storm raged all night. 暴风雨肆虐了整整一夜。 We tried to find a safe place to wait out the storm. 我们设法找个安全的地方等暴风雨停止。 We'll be tracking the storm as it makes its way across the Gulf. 当暴风雨横扫海湾时，我们将一路追踪过去。 Where were you when the storm struck? 暴风雨袭来时你在哪儿？ a boat battered by the storm 被暴风雨毁坏的小船 a tropical storm warning 热带风暴警报 the dark clouds of an approaching storm 暴风雨来临前的乌云 Does the insurance policy provide for storm damage? 这张保险单承保暴风雨造成的损害吗？ Rail services were suspended as fierce storms lashed the country. 由于狂风暴雨的袭击，这个国家的铁路运输暂停了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bad
- big
- devastating
- …
- be in for
- brave
- shelter from
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- hit (something)
- strike (something)
- rage
- …
- cloud
- surge
- water
- …
- during a/the storm
- in a/the storm
- at the height of the storm
- bear the brunt of the storm
- take the brunt of the storm
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(in compounds 构成复合词 very bad weather of the type mentioned 和风暴有关的恶劣天气 She had to brave an ice storm to get to the interview. 她不得不顶着冰暴去面试。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bad
- big
- devastating
- …
- be in for
- brave
- shelter from
- …
- hit (something)
- strike (something)
- rage
- …
- cloud
- surge
- water
- …
- during a/the storm
- in a/the storm
- at the height of the storm
- bear the brunt of the storm
- take the brunt of the storm
- …
- storm (of something)
a situation in which a lot of people suddenly express very strong feelings about something （群情迸发的）浪潮 His comments created a storm of protest in the media. 他的评论在媒体引起了抗议的浪潮。 A political storm is brewing over the prime minister's comments. 首相的评论即将酝酿出一场政治风暴。 The footballer has been at the centre of a media storm after remarks he made on the radio caused controversy. 这名足球运动员在电台发表的言论引发争议后，一直处于媒体风暴的中心。
Extra ExamplesA storm blew up between Britain and America over Venezuela. 在英美之间爆发了一场关于委内瑞拉的风暴。 The political storm had blown over at last. 这场政治风暴终于平息了。 The band toured Ireland amid a storm of controversy. 乐队在一片争议浪潮中赴爱尔兰巡回演出。 The government is determined to ride out the political storm caused by its new immigration policy. 政府打定主意挺过这次由新的移民政策引发的政治风暴。 a gathering storm of discontent 正在积聚的不满情绪
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- approaching
- coming
- gathering
- …
- arouse
- cause
- create
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- blow up
- break
- erupt
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- amid a/the storm
- storm between
- storm of
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- storm of something
a sudden loud noise that is caused by emotion or excitement （因激动或兴奋而爆发出的）暴风雨般的声音，轰鸣 a storm of applause 如雷掌声
Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch storm and German Sturm, probably also to the verb stir. The verb dates from late Middle English.
Idioms
any port in a storm
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if you are in great trouble, you take any help that is offered 慌不择路；饥不择食；有病乱投医
the calm before the storm
a calm time immediately before an expected period of violent activity or argument 暴风雨（或大动荡、激烈辩论）前的平静
cook, dance, etc. up a storm
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to do something with great energy and enthusiasm 风暴： 以极大的精力和热情去做某事Leonie was in the kitchen, cooking up a storm for her friends. 利昂尼在厨房里，为她的朋友们准备了一场风暴。
a storm in a teacup (British English)
(North American English a tempest in a teapot)
a lot of anger or worry about something that is not important 大惊小怪，小题大做，茶杯里的风暴（小事引起的大风波）
take something/somebody by storm
to be extremely successful very quickly in a particular place or among particular people 在某处大获成功；迅速征服观众等 to attack a place suddenly and capture it 突袭攻占某处