storm
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A storm is very bad weather, with heavy rain, strong winds, and often thunder and lightning. 暴风雨
...the violent storms which whipped the East Coast. …席卷东海岸的猛烈暴风雨。
2. N-COUNT If something causes a storm, it causes an angry or excited reaction from a large number of people. 强烈的反响
The photos caused a storm when they were first published. 那些照片最初出版时引起强烈的反响。
3. N-COUNT A storm of applause or other noise is a sudden loud amount of it made by an audience or other group of people in reaction to something. 暴风雨般的声音
His speech was greeted with a storm of applause. 他的演讲博得暴风雨般的掌声。
4. V-I If you storm into or out of a place, you enter or leave it quickly and noisily, because you are angry. 气冲冲地走
After a bit of an argument, he stormed out. 一次小小的争吵之后,他就气冲冲地走出去。
5. V-T If a place that is being defended is stormed, a group of people attack it, usually in order to get inside it. 猛攻
Government buildings have been stormed and looted. 政府大楼已遭到猛攻和抢掠。
6. stormingN-UNCOUNT 猛攻
...the storming of the Bastille. …对巴士底狱的猛攻。
7. PHRASE If someone or something takes a place by storm, they are extremely successful. 在某处大获成功
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大获成功。
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storm /stɔːm/ (storming,stormed,storms)
剑桥词典
- A lot of trees came down in the storm.
- We took cover from the storm in a bus shelter .
- The storm left behind it a trail of devastation .
- Our apple tree fell down in the storm.
- The storm wreaked havoc in the garden , uprooting trees and blowing a fence down.
storm noun (VIOLENT WEATHER)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]an extreme weather condition with very strong wind , heavy rain , and often thunder and lightning
风暴;暴风雨
A lot of trees were blown down in the recent storms. 在最近的暴风雨中许多树木被刮倒。
They're still cleaning up the storm damage . 他们还在清理风暴留下的残局。
例句
storm noun (EMOTIONAL REACTION)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 通常作为单数使用的名词 ]a very angry reaction from a lot of people
(愤怒的)迸发,爆发
There was a storm of protest when the new tax was announced . 新税种的宣布引发了抗议风潮。
storm noun (ATTACK)
take sb/sth by stormto be suddenly extremely successful in a place or with a group of people
在(某处)大获成功;完全征服(一群人)
Her performance has taken the critics by storm. 她的表演完全征服了评论界。
习语
cook up, dance up, talk up, etc. a stormstorm in a teacup 返回 storm