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单词 thunderstorm
释义
thunderstormthun‧der‧storm /ˈθʌndəstɔːm $ -dərstɔːrm/ ●●○ noun [countable] Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Around 3 p.m. the dark clouds of the thunderstorm rolled in.
  • There was a spectacular thunderstorm that night.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • But, as if to rip up the quiet, there was a magnificent thunderstorm.
  • Hail was recorded on eight days, accompanied by thunderstorms on October 15, 23 and 28.
  • He arrived back just in time to avoid an overdue thunderstorm.
  • He had slept well, entirely oblivious of the thunderstorms that Edith told him somewhat reproachfully had kept her sleepless an night.
  • I drove south into Colorado during the night, and six or more thunderstorms followed me.
  • Summer thunderstorms may be life raining on itself.
  • Then there were the relentless winds, hailstones bigger than oranges, tornadoes, and breathtaking thunderstorms.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
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.
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.
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 season
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.
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.
(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.
a storm with strong winds and a lot of snow: · A major snowstorm blew across Colorado.
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.
Longman Language Activatorstorm
a period of very bad weather, when there is a lot of rain, wind, and sometimes thunder and lightning: · The Spanish ships were wrecked in the storm.a severe storm: · There had not been such severe storms in southern England for hundreds of years.storm cloud: · The storm clouds were gathering over the sea.
a storm where there is a lot of thunder and lightning: · There was a spectacular thunderstorm that night.
the loud crashing noise that you hear in a storm: thunder rumbles/crashes: · They could hear thunder rumbling in the distance.clap of thunder/thunder clap (=one sudden noise of thunder): · There was a thunder clap followed instantly by lightning.thunder and lightning: · The thunder and lightning seemed to have moved away, but the rain continued to pour.
a bright flash of light in the sky during a storm: flash of lightning: · A flash of lightning lit up the whole sky.thunder and lightning: · There was a great summer storm, with thunder and lightning and heavy rain.
a storm with a lot of snow and strong winds: · Eliot had to drive home in the blizzard.
a severe storm with very strong winds that causes a lot of damage. Hurricanes happen in the western Atlantic Ocean. Typhoons happen in the western Pacific Ocean.: · The hurricane devastated Florida and killed at least 40 people.· The typhoon brought 30 foot waves crashing down on to the sea walls.
a small but very powerful twisting mass of air that causes a lot of damage. Tornadoes are most common in the central area of the US: · A tornado destroyed twelve homes in Ashport, Tennessee yesterday.
WORD SETS
anticyclone, nounarid, adjectivebarometer, nouncirrus, nounclimate, nounclimatic, adjectivecloudbank, nouncold front, nouncontrary, adjectivecumulus, nouncyclone, noundeluge, noundepression, nounduster, noundust storm, nounequatorial, adjectivefront, nounfrontal system, nounheadwind, nounhumidity, nounhurricane, nouninversion, nounisobar, nounisotherm, nounjet stream, nounleeward, adjectivelow, nounlow-pressure, nounmaelstrom, nounmirage, nounmonsoon, nounnimbus, nounnorth, adjectivenortheast, adjectivenortheaster, nounnortheasterly, adjectivenortherly, adjectivenorthwest, adjectivenorthwester, nounnorthwesterly, adjectiveonshore, adjectivepeasouper, nounpowder, nounprecipitation, nounrainfall, nounrain gauge, nounrainstorm, nounsandstorm, nounsea breeze, nounsemitropical, adjectivesheet lightning, nounshipping forecast, nounshower, nounshowery, adjectivesirocco, nounsleet, nounslush, nounsmog, nounsouth, adjectivesoutheast, adjectivesoutheasterly, adjectivesoutherly, adjectivesouthwest, adjectivesouthwesterly, adjectivesprinkle, nounsquall, nounsqually, adjectivestill, adjectivestorm, nounstorm cloud, nounstormy, adjectivestrength, nounsubside, verbsubtropical, adjectivesub-zero, adjectivetailwind, nountempest, nounthaw, verbthaw, nounthermal, nounthermometer, nounthunder, nounthunder, verbthunderbolt, nounthunderclap, nounthundercloud, nounthunderstorm, nounthundery, adjectivetidal, adjectivetidal wave, nountornado, nountorrid, adjectivetrade wind, nountropical, adjectivetrough, nountsunami, nounturbulence, nounturbulent, adjectivetwister, nountyphoon, nounwarm front, nounwaterspout, nounweather, nounweatherman, nounweather vane, nounwest, adjectivewesterly, adjectivewhirlwind, nounwhiteout, noun
 a storm with thunder and lightning
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