storm
n. 暴风雨; 浪潮; 轰鸣
v. 突袭; 怒吼
A storm is very bad weather, with heavy rain, strong winds, and often thunder and lightning.
...the violent storms which whipped America's East Coast.
席卷美国东海岸的猛烈暴风雨
If something causes a storm, it causes an angry or excited reaction from a large number of people.
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。
The announcement provoked an immediate storm of protest.
公告一发布就引发了一场强烈的抗议。
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.
His speech was greeted with a storm of applause...
人们对他的演讲报以雷鸣般的掌声。
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。
If you storm into or out of a place, you enter or leave it quickly and noisily, because you are angry.
After a bit of an argument, he stormed out...
争吵了几句后,他气冲冲地走了出去。
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。
If you storm, you say something in a very loud voice, because you are extremely angry.
'It's a fiasco,' he stormed.
“这是场彻底的失败,”他怒吼道。
If a place that is being defended is stormed, a group of people attack it, usually in order to get inside it.
Government buildings have been stormed and looted...
政府大楼遭到了攻击和抢劫。
The refugees decided to storm the embassy.
难民们决定冲进大使馆。
If someone or something takes a place by storm, they are extremely successful.
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。
If someone weathers the storm, they succeed in reaching the end of a very difficult period without much harm or damage.
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。
1. a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightening
2. a violent commotion or disturbance;
3. a direct and violent assault on a stronghold
1. behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
2. take by force;
3. rain, hail, or snow hard and be very windy, often with thunder or lightning;
4. blow hard;
5. attack by storm; attack suddenly
storm, hurricane, typhoon
这些名词均有"大风"之意。
go down a storm
受到观众热烈欢迎
the lull (或 calm) before the storm
暴风雨之前的平静,预示艰难时期来临前不平常的平静期
storm and stress
同 Sturm und Drang
a storm in a teacup
(英)为小事大发雷霆;小题大做
take something by storm
(军队)(通过突袭和猛攻)强占(地方)
—— up a storm
(主北美)劲头十足地做,起劲地做,热情地做
take by storm
完全地感染
The morning dawned fresh and clear after the storm at night.
夜里暴风雨过后,拂晓清新而晴朗.
The captain ordered all sails lowered so the ship could ride out the storm.
船长命令把所有的帆放下以便船只安全渡过暴风雨.
The storm ruined our wheat.
暴风雨毁坏了我们的小麦.
The storm petered out.
暴风雨渐息.
We ought to face the world and brave the storm.
我们应该经风雨,见世面.