Storm Strong Lot Place Weather Violent People Stormed
The word "storm" can refer to severe weather with rain, wind, and lightning. It can also describe a strong reaction or outburst from people, or a sudden loud noise of applause or shouting. As a verb, "storm" means to move angrily, to attack a place forcefully, or to speak loudly in anger.
[N-COUNT 可数名词]暴风雨 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
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]强烈的反应;群情激愤;激动人心 If something causes a storm, it causes an angry or excited reaction from a large number of people.
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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。
...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
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](掌声等的)爆发,迸发 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.
[usu sing]
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。
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[VERB 动词]气冲冲地疾走;冲;闯 If you storm into or out of a place, you enter or leave it quickly and noisily, because you are angry.
[V adv/prep]
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。
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[VERB 动词]怒吼;大发雷霆 If you storm, you say something in a very loud voice, because you are extremely angry.
[V with quote]
[WRITTEN 笔语]
'It's a fiasco,' he stormed.
“这是场彻底的失败,”他怒吼道。
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[VERB 动词]猛攻;袭击 If a place that is being defended is stormed, a group of people attack it, usually in order to get inside it.
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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。
storming
...the storming of the Bastille.
巴士底狱的攻陷
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firestorm
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[PHRASE 短语]在…大获成功 If someone or something takes a place by storm, they are extremely successful.
[V inflects]
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。
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[PHRASE 短语]经受住考验;渡过难关 If someone weathers the storm, they succeed in reaching the end of a very difficult period without much harm or damage.
[V and N inflect]
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。
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the eye of the storm→see:
eye
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teacup
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storm★/stɔːm; NAmEstɔːrm/
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stormstormsstormedstormingnoun★1★very bad weather with strong winds and rain, and often thunderand lightning暴风雨◆fierce/heavy/violent storms狂风暴雨◆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(= going to have one).我觉得我们躲不过一场暴风雨了。◆storm damage暴风雨造成的损害☞note at rain☞collocationsat
weather
2( in compounds 构成复合词) very bad weather of the type mentioned 和风暴有关的恶劣天气◆a thunderstorm/snowstorm/sandstorm雷暴;暴风雪;沙暴☞see also
electrical storm
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rainstorm
3★storm(of sth) a situation in which a lot of people suddenly express very strong feelings about sth (群情迸发的)浪潮◆a storm of protest抗议的浪潮◆A political storm is brewingover the Prime Minister's comments. 首相的评论即将酝酿出一场政治风暴。4stormof sth a sudden loud noise that is caused by emotion or excitement (因激动或兴奋而爆发出的)暴风雨般的声音,轰鸣SYN
roar
◆a storm of applause如雷掌声☞see also
brainstorm
IDIOMSa storm in a ˈteacup( BrE) (NAmEa tempest in a ˈteapot)a lot of anger or worry about sth that is not important 大惊小怪,小题大做,茶杯里的风暴(小事引起的大风波)take sth/sb by ˈstorm1to be extremely successful very quickly in a particular place or among particular people 在某处大获成功;使观众等倾动◆The play took London by storm.这部剧很快就风靡伦敦。2to attack a place suddenly and capture it 突袭攻占某处☞more at
calm
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n.verb1[transitive , intransitive ]to suddenly attack a place 突袭;攻占stormsth ◆Police stormed the building and captured the gunman.警察突袭那栋楼房,抓获了持枪歹徒。storminto sth ◆Soldiers stormed into the city at dawn.士兵在拂晓时分攻进城里。2[intransitive ]+ adv./prep.to go somewhere quickly and in an angry, noisy way 气呼呼地疾走;闯;冲◆She stormed into my office waving a newspaper.她挥舞着一张报纸怒气冲冲地闯进我的办公室。◆He burst into tears and stormed off.他突然大哭起来,气呼呼地跑了。3[transitive ]+ speechto say sth in a loud angry way 怒吼;大发雷霆◆‘Don't you know who I am?’ she stormed.“你不知道我是谁吗?”她怒喝道。storm/stɔːm; NAmEstɔːrm/
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stormstorm1 /stɔːm $ stɔːrm/ ●●●W3 noun
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1[countable] a period of very bad weather when there is a lot of rain or snow, strong winds, and often lightning: The weather forecast is for severe storms tonight. Twenty people were killed when the storm struck the Midwest.2[countable usually singular] a situation in which people suddenly express very strong feelings about something that someone has said or done: The governor found himself at the center of a political storm.storm of protest/criticism etc Government plans for hospital closures provoked a storm of protest.3take somewhere by storma)to be very successful in a particular place: The new show took London by storm.b)to attack a place using large numbers of soldiers, and succeed in getting possession of it4weather the storm to experience a difficult period and reach the end of it without being harmed or damaged too much: I’ll stay and weather the storm.5a storm in a teacup British English an unnecessary expression of strong feelings about something that is very unimportant6dance/sing/cook etc up a storm to do something with all your energy: They were dancing up a storm.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1ADJECTIVES/NOUN + storma big storm· The tree had come down on the day of the big storm.a bad/terrible storm· This was the worst storm for 50 years.a severe/violent/fierce storm· He set out in a violent storm for Fort William.a great storm literary:· the great storm of 1987a tropical storm· The tropical storm smashed through the Bahamas.a rain/snow storm· They got caught in a terrible snow storm.a 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)· Power supplies have been affected by severe electrical storms in some parts of the country.a winter/summer storm· People fear there may be more flooding when the winter storms hit.a freak storm (=an unexpected and unusually violent one)· The freak storm caused chaos.an approaching storm (=one that is coming closer)· The horizon was dark with an approaching storm.verbsa storm blows up (=starts)· That night, a storm blew up.a storm breaks (=suddenly starts, after clouds have been increasing)· The storm broke at five o’clock.a storm is brewing (=is likely to start soon)· He could feel that a storm was brewing.a storm rages (=is active and violent)· By the time we reached the airfield, a tropical storm was raging.a storm hits/strikes (a place)· We should try to get home before the storm hits.a storm lashes/batters a place literary· Fierce storms lashed the coastline.a storm abates/passes· We sat and waited for the storm to pass.a storm blows itself out (=ends)· The storm finally blew itself out.ride out a storm (=survive it without being damaged)· The Greek fleet had ridden out the storm near Euboia.storm + NOUNstorm clouds· We could see storm clouds in the distance.storm damage· A lot of buildings suffered storm damage.COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘a strong storm’ or ‘a hard storm’. Say a big storm, a bad storm, or a violent storm.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2adjectivesa political storm· The company became the centre of a political storm.verbscause/create a storm· The prime minister caused a storm by criticizing military commanders.provoke/spark/raise a storm (=make it start)· This decision provoked a storm of protest from civil rights organizations.a storm blows up (=starts)· In 1895 a diplomatic storm blew up between Britain and America over Venezuela.a storm blows over (=ends)· The president is just hoping that the storm will blow over quickly.ride out the storm (=survive the situation)· Do you think the government will be able to ride out the storm?phrasesa 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 storm British English, be at the center of a storm American English (=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.THESAURUSstorm a period of very bad weather when there is a lot of rain or snow, strong winds, and often lightning: · The ship sank in a violent storm.· They got caught in a storm on top of the mountain.· The storm hit the coast of Florida on Tuesday.· The 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): · When I was young I was terrified of thunderstorms.hurricane a storm that has very strong fast winds and that moves over water – used about storms in the North Atlantic Ocean: · Hurricane Katrina battered the US Gulf Coast.· the hurricane seasontyphoon a very violent tropical storm – used about storms in the Western Pacific Ocean: · A powerful typhoon hit southern China today.· Weather experts are monitoring typhoons in Hong Kong and China.cyclone a severe storm affecting a large area, in which the wind moves around in a big circle: · Thousands of people died when a tropical cyclone hit Bangladesh.· Cyclone ‘Joy’ inflicted damage estimated at $40 million, with winds of up to 145 miles per hour.tornado (also twister American English informal) an extremely violent storm that consists of air that spins very quickly and causes a lot of damage: · The tornado ripped the roof off his house.· For the second time in a week deadly tornadoes have torn through Tennessee.snowstorm a storm with strong winds and a lot of snow: · A major snowstorm blew across Colorado.blizzard a severe snowstorm in which the snow is blown around by strong winds, making it difficult to see anything: · We got stuck in a blizzard.· Denver is bracing itself for blizzard conditions.
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1[transitive] to suddenly attack and enter a place using a lot of force: An angry crowd stormed the embassy.► see thesaurus at
attack
2[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to go somewhere in a noisy fast way that shows you are extremely angrystorm out of/into/off etc Alan stormed out of the room.3[intransitive, transitive] literary to shout something in an angry way: ‘What difference does it make?’ she stormed.
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[stɔ:m]stormed, storming, storms
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暴风雨(86%),猛攻(6%),起风暴(4%),暴怒(3%),捣毁(1%)
n.暴风雨;大动荡
vt.猛攻;怒骂
vi.起风暴;横冲直撞;狂怒咆哮
n.(Storm)人名;(瑞典)斯托姆;(德)施托姆;(英、西、芬)斯托姆
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