storms

英 [stɔːmz]

美 [stɔːrmz]

n.  暴风雨; 和风暴有关的恶劣天气; (群情迸发的)浪潮
v.  突袭; 攻占; 气呼呼地疾走; 闯; 冲; 怒吼; 大发雷霆
storm的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 暴风雨
  Astormis very bad weather, with heavy rain, strong winds, and often thunder and lightning.
  1. ...the violent storms which whipped America's East Coast.
     席卷美国东海岸的猛烈暴风雨
• N-COUNT 强烈的反应;群情激愤;激动人心
  If something causes astorm, it causes an angry or excited reaction from a large number of people.
  1. The photos caused a storm when they were first published...
     照片最初刊登出来时曾引起了一片公愤。
  2. The announcement provoked an immediate storm of protest.
     公告一发布就引发了一场强烈的抗议。
  3. ...the storm of publicity that Richard's book had generated.
     理查德的书所引起的媒体的极大关注
• N-COUNT (掌声等的)爆发，迸发
  Astorm ofapplause or other noise is a sudden loud amount of it made by an audience or other group of people in reaction to something.
  1. His speech was greeted with a storm of applause...
     人们对他的演讲报以雷鸣般的掌声。
  2. Not since the 1968 Olympic Games has a medals ceremony caused such a storm of booing.
     自1968 年奥运会以来，没有哪次颁奖仪式引起过如此哗然的一片嘘声。
• VERB 气冲冲地疾走;冲;闯
  If youstorm intoorout ofa place, you enter or leave it quickly and noisily, because you are angry.
  1. After a bit of an argument, he stormed out...
     争吵了几句后，他气冲冲地走了出去。
  2. He stormed into an office, demanding to know where the head of department was.
     他气冲冲地闯进一间办公室，质问部门经理在哪里。
• VERB 怒吼;大发雷霆
  If youstorm, you say something in a very loud voice, because you are extremely angry.
  1. 'It's a fiasco,' he stormed.
     “这是场彻底的失败，”他怒吼道。
• VERB 猛攻;袭击
  If a place that is being defendedis stormed, a group of people attack it, usually in order to get inside it.
  1. Government buildings have been stormed and looted...
     政府大楼遭到了攻击和抢劫。
  2. The refugees decided to storm the embassy.
     难民们决定冲进大使馆。
• See also:firestorm
• PHRASE 在…大获成功
  If someone or somethingtakesa placeby storm, they are extremely successful.
  1. Kenya's long distance runners have taken the athletics world by storm.
     肯尼亚的长跑运动员在田径界获得了巨大成功。
• PHRASE 经受住考验;渡过难关
  If someoneweathers the storm, they succeed in reaching the end of a very difficult period without much harm or damage.
  1. He insists he will not resign and will weather the storm.
     他坚称自己不会辞职，一定渡过难关。
• the eye of the storm→ see:eye

双语例句

• Storms swept the country, closing roads, buffeting ferries and killing as many as 30 people.
  暴风雨席卷全国，使道路无法通行，渡船受袭，多达30人遇难。
• A large amount of shoreline erosion and build-up occurs during the year due to storms and high winds.
  由于暴风雨和大风的作用，终年都在发生大量的滨线浸蚀和海岸的塑造。
• In Texas and the southeast, there are storms from time to time in summer and fall.
  在德克萨斯州和东南部，夏天和秋天有时会有暴风雨。
• The Hurricane Center warns people not to take the threat of tropical storms lightly
  飓风中心警告人们，不要对热带风暴的危险掉以轻心。
• It caused big fires, storms, acid rain, and even earthquakes and volcano eruptions.
  它引起了很大的火灾、暴风雨、酸雨、甚至地震和火山爆发。
• Violent storms wreaked havoc on the French Riviera, leaving three people dead and dozens injured
  猛烈的暴风雨给法国里维埃拉地区造成了极大的破坏，致使三人死亡，数十人受伤。
• Their plane had been severely buffeted by storms
  他们的飞机遭受到风暴的重创。
• Storms in the US and fires in Australia have destroyed buildings and lives.
  美国的暴风雨和澳洲的火灾则摧毁了无数的建筑物和生命。
• These storms can bring flooding rains and damaging winds.
  这些风暴会带来洪水和破坏性的大风。
• She said more droughts, floods and storms mean greater demands for humanitarian aid.
  她说，更多的干旱、洪水和暴风雨意味着对人道主义帮助的更多需求。