1. 暴風(fēng)雨 A storm is very bad weather, with heavy rain, strong winds, and often thunder and lightning.
e.g. ...the violent storms which whipped America's East Coast. 席卷美國東海岸的猛烈暴風(fēng)雨
2. 強烈的反應(yīng);群情激憤;激動人心 If something causes a storm, it causes an angry or excited reaction from a large number of people.
e.g. The photos caused a storm when they were first published... 照片最初刊登出來時曾引起了一片公憤。 e.g. The announcement provoked an immediate storm of protest. 公告一發(fā)布就引發(fā)了一場強烈的抗議。
3. (掌聲等的)爆發(fā),迸發(fā) 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.
e.g. His speech was greeted with a storm of applause... 人們對他的演講報以雷鳴般的掌聲。 e.g. Not since the 1968 Olympic Games has a medals ceremony caused such a storm of booing. 自1968 年奧運會以來,沒有哪次頒獎儀式引起過如此嘩然的一片噓聲。
4. 氣沖沖地疾走;沖;闖 If you storm into or out of a place, you enter or leave it quickly and noisily, because you are angry.
e.g. After a bit of an argument, he stormed out... 爭吵了幾句后,他氣沖沖地走了出去。 e.g. He stormed into an office, demanding to know where the head of department was. 他氣沖沖地闖進(jìn)一間辦公室,質(zhì)問部門經(jīng)理在哪里。
5. 怒吼;大發(fā)雷霆 If you storm, you say something in a very loud voice, because you are extremely angry.
e.g. 'It's a fiasco,' he stormed. “這是場徹底的失敗,”他怒吼道。
6. 猛攻;襲擊 If a place that is being defended is stormed, a group of people attack it, usually in order to get inside it.
e.g. Government buildings have been stormed and looted... 政府大樓遭到了攻擊和搶劫。 e.g. The refugees decided to storm the embassy. 難民們決定沖進(jìn)大使館。
storming ...the storming of the Bastille. 巴士底獄的攻陷
7. see also: firestorm
8. 在…大獲成功 If someone or something takes a place by storm, they are extremely successful.
e.g. Kenya's long distance runners have taken the athletics world by storm. 肯尼亞的長跑運動員在田徑界獲得了巨大成功。
9. 經(jīng)受住考驗;渡過難關(guān) If someone weathers the storm, they succeed in reaching the end of a very difficult period without much harm or damage.
storm在線翻譯
e.g. He insists he will not resign and will weather the storm. 他堅稱自己不會辭職,一定渡過難關(guān)。
10. the eye of the storm -> see eye a storm in a teacup -> see teacup
storm英英釋義
noun
1. a direct and violent assault on a stronghold
2. a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
Synonym: violent storm
3. a violent commotion or disturbance
e.g. the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away it was only a tempest in a teapot
Synonym: tempest
verb
1. attack by storm attack suddenly
Synonym: surprise
2. take by force
e.g. Storm the fort
Synonym: force
3. behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
Synonym: ramprage
4. blow hard
e.g. It was storming all night
5. rain, hail, or snow hard and be very windy, often with thunder or lightning