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

• Second, more frequent extreme weather events mean more potential deaths and injuries caused by storms and floods.
  第二，更频繁的极端天气事件意味着暴风雨和洪水造成的死亡与伤害可能更多。
• 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。
• Winter storms bring ice, sleet and snow.
  冬天的暴风雪带来了冰，雹和雪。
• The dust storms came from deserts in China and Mongolia.
  沙尘暴来自于中国和蒙古的沙漠地区。
• Dust storms are common here in spring.
  这儿的春天，风沙很常见。
• It's awful to have more and more sand-dust storms here.
  这里的沙尘暴越来越多，真是太糟糕了。
• The storms have caused mountain torrents and mud-rock flows, resulting in transportation blocks.
  暴风雨导致了山洪和泥石流，造成交通堵塞。
• In China itself storms, floods and earthquakes brought pestilence and suffering.
  在中国本土，暴雨、洪水和地震带来了瘟疫和苦难。
• In summer and fall, there are storms.
  夏天和秋天有时有暴风雨。
• There would also be more damage from floods and storms.
  洪水和暴风雨造成的破坏也会更大。