downpour

英 [ˈdaʊnpɔː(r)]

美 [ˈdaʊnpɔːr]

n.  倾盆大雨; 暴雨; 骤雨

复数：downpours　

IELTSGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.18961 / COCA.15981

牛津词典

noun

• 倾盆大雨；暴雨；骤雨
  a heavy fall of rain that often starts suddenly

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 倾盆大雨;暴雨;骤雨
  Adownpouris a sudden and unexpected heavy fall of rain.
  1. ...a sudden downpour of rain.
     突降的暴雨

英英释义

noun

• a heavy rain
  Synonym:cloudburstdelugewaterspouttorrentpeltersoaker

双语例句

• A heavy downpour interrupted the football match.
  一场骤雨中断了这场足球赛。
• He was caught in a heavy downpour.
  他赶上一场倾盆大雨。
• A downpour of rain put out the children's bonfire.
  一阵大雨把孩子们的营火都浇灭了。
• Right. It's wonderful after the downpour last night. I was caught in a heavy rain last Sunday.
  对呀，昨夜一场大雨之后天气好极了。上星期天我被一场大雨淋了。
• The wind changed round suddenly last night and brought with it a heavy downpour.
  昨晚风向突然变了，随之而来的是一场瓢泼大雨。
• Do not let those flames out in under your downpour.
  别让那些火苗熄灭于你的瓢泼大雨之下。
• The rescue work had been going very well until a sudden downpour loused the whole thing up.
  营救工作本来一直进行得很顺利，后来突然下了一场倾盆大雨，把整个事情弄得一团糟。
• She was drenched by the sudden downpour.
  她被那场突然下的倾盆大雨淋得湿透。
• Weather forecast said there would be a heavy downpour tomorrow.
  天气预报说明天有大暴雨。
• I was awakened by a downpour, it sounded as if the whole world were being flooded.
  一阵暴雨把我惊醒，那声音就像洪水在全世界泛滥似的。