The weather forecast is for severe storms tonight.
天气预报说今晚有强暴风雨。
Twenty people were killed when the storm struck the Midwest.
暴风雨袭击中西部,造成20人死亡。
2[countableC usually singular]SERIOUS SITUATION a situation in which people suddenly express very strong feelings about something that someone has said or done 〔感情的〕爆发,迸发
The governor found himself at the center of a political storm.
州长发现自己处于一场政治风暴的中心。
storm of protest/criticism etc
Government plans for hospital closures provoked a storm of protest.
政府关闭医院的计划激起了一片强烈的抗议声。
3take somewhere by storm
a)to be very successful in a particular place 在某地大获成功
4weather the stormto experience a difficult period and reach the end of it without being harmed or damaged too much 经受住考验
I’ll stay and weather the storm.
我要留下来渡过难关。
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weather the storm• If she calmed down, she might just weather the storm.• Peterborough weathered the storm and could have taken a shock lead after 31 minutes.• According to the board, OceanRanger was structurally sound and should have been able to weather the storm.• Hunker down and attempt to weather the storm?• The capacity to weather the storm is there provided the government has the political clout to do it.• So, with luck, they hoped to weather the storm.• Others, like GeneralMotors, have had to pull in their sails to weather the storm of a price war.• How have you weathered the storm?
a storm in a teacup• Both are trying to present the disagreement as a storm in a teacup.• Others sink in what outsiders might regard as a storm in a teacup.• But Mr Tait described the row as a storm in a teacup.• Within Dotty's hearing a home pirateremarked that he thought it had all been a storm in a teacup.• The successionissue seems rather a storm in a teacup to me.• However, it's a storm in a teacup.
6dance/sing/cook etc up a stormENERGETICto do something with all your energy 起劲地跳舞/唱歌/烹调等
They were dancing up a storm.
他们正在尽情地跳舞。
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dance/sing/cook etc up a storm• She danced up a storm at an Alexandria, Va., club where the Desperadoes played right after the election.• They are blowingtrumpetssinging up a storm and waving as they walk past us.
COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: a period of very bad weather when there is a lot of rain or snow, strong winds, and often lightning 暴风雨[雪]
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + storm
a big storm 大暴雨
The tree had come down on the day of the big storm.
那棵树在下大暴雨那天倒了。
a bad/terrible storm 严重/可怕的暴风雨
This was the worst storm for 50 years.
这是 50 年来最严重的暴风雨。
a severe/violent/fierce storm 猛烈的暴风雨
He set out in a violent storm for Fort William.
他冒着狂风暴雨向威廉堡进发。
a great storm literary: 大风暴
the great storm of 1987
1997年的大风暴
a tropical storm 热带风暴
The tropical storm smashed through the Bahamas.
热带风暴横扫巴哈马。
a rain/snow storm 暴雨/暴雪
nThey got caught in a terrible snow storm.
na dust storm (=one in which a lot of dust is blown around)
Dust storms are relatively common in the Sahara.
an electrical storm (=one with lightning) 闪电风暴
nPower supplies have been affected by severe electrical storms in some parts of the country.
a winter/summer storm 冬季/夏季暴风雨
nPeople fear there may be more flooding when the winter storms hit.
a freak storm (=an unexpected and unusually violent one) 反常的暴风雨
nThe freak storm caused chaos.
nan approaching storm (=one that is coming closer)
The horizon was dark with an approaching storm.
verbs
a storm blows up (=starts) 暴风雨大作
That night, a storm blew up.
那一夜,风雨大作。
a storm breaks (=suddenly starts, after clouds have been increasing) 暴风雨来临
The storm broke at five o’clock.
5 点钟,暴风雨降临。
a storm is brewing (=is likely to start soon) 暴风雨在酝酿
He could feel that a storm was brewing.
他能感觉到暴风雨即将来临。
a storm rages (=is active and violent) 暴风雨肆虐
By the time we reached the airfield, a tropical storm was raging.
我们到达机场时,热带风暴正在肆虐。
a storm hits/strikes (a place) 暴风雨袭击(某地)
We should try to get home before the storm hits.
我们应该尽量赶在暴风雨来临前到家。
a storm lashes/batters a place literary 暴风雨重创某地
nFierce storms lashed the coastline.
a storm abates/passes 暴风雨减弱/过去
nWe sat and waited for the storm to pass.
a storm blows itself out (=ends) 暴风雨平息
nThe storm finally blew itself out.
nride out a storm (=survive it without being damaged)
The Greek fleet had ridden out the storm near Euboia.
storm + NOUN
storm clouds 风暴云
We could see storm clouds in the distance.
我们看到远处有风暴云。
storm damage 暴风雨造成的破坏
A lot of buildings suffered storm damage.
许多建筑物遭到暴风雨破坏。
COMMON ERRORSDon’t say ‘a strong storm’ or ‘a hard storm’. Say a big storm, a bad storm, or a violent storm.
不要说 ‘a strong storm’ 或 ‘a hard storm’。而要说 a big storm, a bad storm,或 a violent storm。
THESAURUS
storm a period of very bad weather when there is a lot of rain or snow, strong winds, and often lightning 暴风雨[雪]
The ship sank in a violent storm.
那船在狂风暴雨中沉没。
They got caught in a storm on top of the mountain.
他们在山顶遭遇暴风雨。
nThe storm hit the coast of Florida on Tuesday.
nThe cost of repairing storm damage will run into millions of pounds.
thunderstorm a storm in which there is a lot of thunder (=loud noise in the sky) and lightning (=flashes of light in the sky) 雷雨
When I was young I was terrified of thunderstorms.
我小时候很怕雷雨。
hurricane a storm that has very strong fast winds and that moves over water – used about storms in the NorthAtlanticOcean 〔北大西洋〕飓风
Thousands of people died when a tropical cyclone hit Bangladesh.
热带气旋袭击孟加拉国,数千人死亡。
nCyclone ‘Joy’ inflicted damage estimated at $40 million, with winds of up to 145 miles per hour.
tornado (also twisterAmerican EnglishAmE informal) an extremely violent storm that consists of air that spins very quickly and causes a lot of damage 龙卷风
The tornado ripped the roof off his house.
龙卷风把他家的屋顶掀了。
nFor the second time in a week deadly tornadoes have torn through Tennessee.
snowstorm a storm with strong winds and a lot of snow 暴风雪
A major snowstorm blew across Colorado.
强暴风雪横扫科罗拉多州。
blizzard a severe snowstorm in which the snow is blown around by strong winds, making it difficult to see anything 暴风雪
We got stuck in a blizzard.
我们被暴风雪困住了。
Denver is bracing itself for blizzard conditions.
丹佛正为暴风雪天气做准备。
COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: a situation in which people suddenly express very strong feelings about something that someone has said or done 〔感情的〕爆发,迸发
nadjectives
a political storm
The company became the centre of a political storm.
verbs
ncause/create a storm
The prime minister caused a storm by criticizing military commanders.
nprovoke/spark/raise a storm (=make it start)
This decision provoked a storm of protest from civil rights organizations.
a storm blows up (=starts) 暴风雨大作
nIn 1895 a diplomatic storm blew up between Britain and America over Venezuela.
na storm blows over (=ends)
The president is just hoping that the storm will blow over quickly.
nride out the storm (=survive the situation)
Do you think the government will be able to ride out the storm?
nphrases
a storm of protest
The killing caused a storm of protest.
a storm of controversy
His book raised a storm of controversy.
a storm of criticism
A storm of criticism forced the government to withdraw the proposal.
be at the centre of a stormBritish EnglishBrE, be at the center of a stormAmerican EnglishAmE (=be the person or thing that is causing strong protest, criticism etc)
He has been at the centre of a storm surrounding donations to the party.
Examples from the Corpus
storm• The hot wind blows a storm of dust and leaves, and the women retreat into their houses.• It was the first big storm we've had all season.• At 77, Paul Lamson of Hingham has seen many storms.• It is designed to withstand the sort of storm that statistically would be expected to occur once in every 10,000 years.• There had not been such severe storms in southern England for hundreds of years.• A terriblestorm comes to the island and a whalebeaches on the shore.• With little in the way of grass or forests or wetlands to hold it back, runoff during the storms is extreme.• The Spanishships were wrecked in the storm.• Yet now I wanted to feel it outside, to embrace the fullforce of the storm.• The stormclouds were gathering over the sea.• The storm is nearer now too near.
storm2 ●○○ verb
1[transitiveT]ATTACK to suddenly attack and enter a place using a lot of force 猛烈攻击,突然袭击〔某地〕
storm out of/into/off etc• Yoyo stormed out of that room and into her own.• Angered by the betrayal, Rhee and Yun stormed out of the building.• She later loses her patience with Robert and Andy and storms out of the farm.• They argued constantly and the arguments almost always ended with Tom storming out of the house.• On the basis of that pettyinsult, Pickstormed out of the negotiations, never to return.• The conferenceleaders, leafy and Obey, stormed out of the room, furiously protesting the breach of conference procedure.• Sometimes she stormed out into the street.• Sister Jean Andrew, the principal, stormed out of the wings and faced the class with her hands on her hips.
1period of bad weather惡劣天氣ADJECTIVE | VERB + STORM | STORM + VERB | STORM + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤bad, big, devastating, ferocious, fierce, great, heavy, killer (informal, especially NAmE) , major, monster (NAmE, informal) , raging, severe, terrible, tremendous, violent惡劣的/大的/毀滅性的/兇猛的/狂暴的/嚴重的/致命的/特大的/可怕的/肆虐的/後果嚴重的/恐怖的/猛烈的/劇烈的暴風雨➤perfect (figurative, especially NAmE) 十足的打擊◇The company was hit by a perfect storm of negative conditions that converged on it.該公司遭受了一系列不利因素互相叠加的嚴重打擊。➤approaching, gathering, impending即將到來的/醞釀積聚中的/迫近的暴風雨◇the dark clouds of an approaching storm暴風雨來臨前的烏雲➤freak反常的暴風雨▸➤summer, winter, etc.夏季暴風雨、冬季暴風雪等▸➤tropical熱帶風暴▸➤monsoon季風暴風雨▸➤electric, electrical, lightning, thunder (usually thunderstorm)雷暴;雷雨▸➤hail, rain, snow, wind (usually hailstorm, etc.)雹暴;暴風雨;暴風雪;風暴▸➤ice (especially NAmE) 冰暴▸➤dust, sand (usually sandstorm)塵暴;沙塵暴➤magnetic, solar磁暴;太陽風暴VERB + STORM➤be in for暴風雨即將來臨◇I think we're in for a storm (= going to have one).我覺得我們躲不過一場暴風雨了。➤brave頂着暴風雨◇She had to brave an ice storm to get to the interview.她不得不頂着冰暴去面試。➤shelter from, wait out (especially NAmE) 躲避暴風雨;等候暴風雨結束◇We tried to find a safe place to wait out the storm.我們設法找個安全的地方等暴風雨停止。➤track (especially NAmE) 追踪暴風雨◇We'll be tracking the storm as it makes its way across the Gulf.當暴風雨橫掃海灣時,我們將一路追踪過去。STORM + VERB➤hit (sth), strike (sth)暴風雨襲擊(⋯)/侵襲(⋯)◇It was the worst storm to hit Sri Lanka this century.這是本世紀斯里蘭卡遭受的最嚴重的一場暴風雨。◇Where were you when the storm struck?暴風雨襲來時你在哪兒?➤rage暴風雨肆虐◇The storm raged all night.暴風雨肆虐了整整一夜。➤be approaching, be brewing, be coming暴風雨將要來臨/正在醞釀/臨近◇A storm had been brewing all day.一場暴風雨已經醞釀一整天了。➤blow up, break暴風雨突然降臨◇The storm broke while we were on the mountain.我們在山上時,暴風雨突然降臨了。➤blow in, move in風暴來襲;暴風雨來臨◇A storm blew in off the ocean.一場風暴從海上襲來。➤move across, over, etc. sth, sweep across, over, etc. sth暴風雨席捲⋯、橫掃⋯等◇A major winter storm is moving across the country today.今天一場大規模暴風雪正席捲全國。➤batter sth, lash sth, ravage sth, sweep sth暴風雨拍擊⋯/抽打⋯/毀壞⋯/席捲⋯◇a boat battered by the storm被暴風雨毀壞的小船◇Winter storms swept the coasts.冬季風暴橫掃了海濱地區。➤abate, blow itself out, blow over, clear, clear up, pass, subside風暴減弱;風暴平息;風暴刮過去;風暴退去◇The storm blew over after a couple of hours.幾個小時之後,風暴平息了。➤last風暴持續◇The storm lasted for three days.風暴持續了 3 天。STORM + NOUN➤cloud (oftenfigurative) 動亂的預兆◇In 1939 the storm clouds gathered over Europe.1939 年,戰爭的陰雲籠罩着歐洲。➤surge, water風暴潮;暴雨水◇We're forecasting 14 to 16 feet of storm surge.我們預測會有 14 到 16 英尺高的風暴潮。➤damage暴風雨造成的損害◇Insurance companies face hefty payouts for storm damage.保險公司面臨對暴風雨造成損害的巨額賠付。➤warning風暴警報◇a tropical storm warning熱帶風暴警報➤door, drain, window (NAmE) (防雨雪及風等的)風門,雨水道,防風窗PREPOSITION➤during a/the storm, in a/the storm在暴風雨期間;在暴風雨中PHRASES➤at the height of the storm在風暴最猛烈時▸➤bear the brunt of the storm, take the brunt of the storm受到暴風雨的襲擊◇The east coast of Florida bore the brunt of the storm.佛羅里達東海岸受到了風暴的正面侵襲。➤seek shelter from the storm (oftenfigurative) , take shelter from the storm躲避暴風雨;避風頭◇I took shelter from the storm in the clubhouse.我在俱樂部會所躲過了這場暴風雨。➤the calm before the storm (figurative) 風暴前的平靜➤the eye of the storm (oftenfigurative) 風暴眼;風暴的中心storm
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2violent display of strong feeling強烈感情的爆發ADJECTIVE | VERB + STORM | STORM + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤approaching, coming, gathering即將到來的風潮;正在積聚的風潮◇a gathering storm of discontent正在積聚的不滿情緒➤media, political媒體/政治風暴➤fire (usually firestorm) (figurative, especially NAmE) 大爆發◇His comments brought down a firestorm of criticism.他的評論引來了一通狂轟濫炸般的批評。VERB + STORM➤arouse, cause, create, provoke, raise, spark, unleash引起/造成/製造/挑起/激起/引發/釋放情緒▸➤face面對風暴▸➤ride out, survive, weather安然渡過風暴◇The government is determined to ride out the political storm caused by its new immigration policy.政府打定主意挺過這次由新的移民政策引發的政治風暴。STORM + VERB➤blow up, break, erupt (all especially BrE) 風暴突起/突發/爆發◇A storm blew up between Britain and the US over Venezuela.在英美之間突發了一場關於委內瑞拉問題的風暴。➤blow over, pass風暴平息/過去◇The political storm had blown over at last.這場政治風暴終於平息了。PREPOSITION➤amid a/the storm (especially BrE) 在風暴中◇The band toured Ireland amid a storm of controversy.樂隊在一片爭議浪潮中赴愛爾蘭巡迴演出。➤storm between⋯之間的風暴▸➤storm of⋯的風暴◇His comments created a storm of protest in the media.他的評論激起了媒體的一陣抗議風潮。
storm noun ⇨storm (storms lash the country)⇨fuss (a storm of protest)storm verb ⇨attack2 (storm a building)⇨march (storm out of the room)storm
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storm ♦︎ thunderstorm ♦︎ hurricane ♦︎ tornado ♦︎ gale ♦︎ blizzard ♦︎ snowstorm ♦︎ cyclone ♦︎ typhoon ♦︎ twisterThese are all words for extreme weather conditions involving strong winds.这些词均表示带有大风的恶劣天气状况。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a heavy storm / thunderstorm / snowstorm◆a violent storm / thunderstorm / gale / cyclone◆a fierce storm / hurricane / gale / blizzard◆a howling storm / gale / blizzard◆a storm / hurricane / gale blows◆a storm / thunderstorm / hurricane / tornado / gale / blizzard / cyclone / typhoon / twister strikes (sth)◆a storm / thunderstorm / hurricane / tornado / blizzard / cyclone / typhoon / twister hits sth◆a storm / hurricane / tornado / typhoon sweeps through sth◆a storm / hurricane / tornado / cyclone / typhoon / twister destroys sth◆storm / hurricane / tornado / gale / blizzard warnings◆the eye of a / the storm / hurricane / cyclone■storm [countable] very bad weather with strong winds and rain暴风雨◆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。◆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(= I think there will be one).我觉得我们就要遭遇一场暴风雨了。◆Does the insurance policy provide for storm damage?这张保险单承保暴风雨造成的损害吗?ⓘ Storm is often used in compounds meaning a particular type of storm. * storm常用于复合词中,表示某种类型的暴风雨◆an electrical storm(= with lightning)雷暴◆a tropical storm热带风暴◆a dust storm尘暴◆a rainstorm暴风雨◆a sandstorm沙暴◆a hailstorm雹暴■thunderstorm ˈθʌndəstɔːm; NAmEˈθʌndərstɔːrm [countable] a storm with thunder and lightning and usually very heavy rain雷雨;雷暴;雷雨交加◆The church was struck by lightning during a violent thunderstorm.那座教堂在一次猛烈的雷雨中被闪电击中。■hurricaneˈhʌrɪkən; NAmEˈhɜːrəkən, ˈhɜːrəkeɪn [countable] a violent storm with very strong winds that move in a circle, especially in the North Atlantic Ocean(尤指北大西洋的)飓风◆Hurricane-force winds hit the islands.飓风级大风袭击了这些岛屿。◆Hurricane Rita is now approaching the coast of Florida.飓风丽塔正在逼近佛罗里达海岸。ⓘ Hurricanes are usually given names of people, such as Hurricane Ana or Hurricane Bill.飓风通常被冠以人名,如Hurricane Ana(飓风安娜)或Hurricane Bill(飓风比尔)。■tornadotɔːˈneɪdəʊ; NAmEtɔːrˈneɪdoʊ(pluraltornadoesortornados) [countable] a violent storm with very strong winds that move in a circle. There is often also a tall cloud which is narrower at the bottom than at the top.龙卷风;旋风◆Tornadoes ripped into the southern United States yesterday.昨天龙卷风袭击了美国南部地区。ⓘ A tornado is much more local and smaller in size (but not necessarily strength) than a hurricane. It might touch down in one place for just a short time before moving on.与hurricane相比,tornado更具地域性且规模较小(但强度不一定较小)。它可能会在某地touch down(登陆)然后继续前行◆The tornado touched down north-west of Hobbs, New Mexico, damaging a barn and a trailer home.龙卷风在新墨西哥的霍布斯西北部登陆,摧毁了一个谷仓和一座拖车式活动房屋。■gale [countable] a very strong wind大风;飓风◆The gale blew down hundreds of trees.大风吹倒了数百棵树。◆ (BrE) It's blowing a gale outside.外面在刮大风。■blizzardˈblɪzəd; NAmEˈblɪzərd [countable] a heavy storm with snow and very strong winds暴风雪;雪暴◆More than a million lambs died in the worst blizzards to hit New Zealand in 30 years.新西兰遭遇30年来最猛烈的雪暴,死了超过100万只羔羊。■snowstormˈsnəʊstɔːm; NAmEˈsnoʊstɔːrm [countable] a heavy fall of snow, usually with a strong wind雪暴;暴风雪◆We fought our way through a raging snowstorm.我们在肆虐的暴风雪中艰难行进。 see also snow ⇨ snow■cycloneˈsaɪkləʊn; NAmEˈsaɪkloʊn [countable] a violent storm with strong winds that move in a circle, especially in tropical regions(尤指热带地区的)气旋,旋风◆The island was hit by a cyclone which caused considerable damage.这座岛遭受了旋风的袭击,损失相当严重。■typhoontaɪˈfuːn [countable] a violent tropical storm with very strong winds that move in a circle, especially in the western Pacific Ocean(尤指西太平洋地区的)台风◆Earthquakes, typhoons and other natural disasters are frequent in that part of the Pacific.地震、台风和其他自然灾害在太平洋的那个地区频繁肆虐。NOTE辨析 Hurricane, cyclone or typhoon?Cyclone is the most general word for a violent storm with strong winds that move in a circle. Tropical cyclones with wind speeds of over 17 metres per second are called tropical storms and given names; if the wind reaches 33 m/s they are called hurricanes (in the North Atlantic Ocean) or typhoons (in the western Pacific Ocean). * cyclone含义最广,泛指伴随旋风的暴风雨。风速超过每秒17米的热带气旋称为tropical storm,并被冠以名字;如果风速达到每秒33米就称作hurricane(北大西洋地区)或typhoon(西太平洋地区)。■twister [countable] (NAmE, ratherinformal) a tornado龙卷风;旋风◆The twister, reported to be about 100 yards wide, caused major damage to the high school.那次龙卷风据报道直径约100码,给这所中学造成了严重损坏。