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单词 hurricane
释义
hurricanehur‧ri‧cane /ˈhʌrɪkən $ ˈhɜːrəkeɪn/ ●●○ noun [countable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINhurricane
Origin:
1500-1600 Spanish huracán, from Taino hurakán
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • As if enraged at its defeat by the mountains, the hurricane once more turned inland.
  • If I resembled her emotionally, I was in for years of domestic hurricane.
  • In 1842 six ships were at anchor in Funchal Bay when a hurricane blew them all on to the shore.
  • So the fares were collected, the ship was going come hurricane, cyclone, what-have-you.
  • The hurricane arrival of Alanis Morissette.
  • The hurricane would drive Golden Girl where it willed.
  • They had the shattering, overwhelming strength of earthquake and hurricane and volcano.
  • Trent knew that Mariana was waiting for the hurricane to fall on them.
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.
a strong wind
a very strong wind: · The ship was blown off course in a severe gale.· Howling gales and torrential rain continued throughout the night.
a storm that has very strong fast winds and that moves over water – used about storms in the North Atlantic Ocean: · The hurricane devastated Florida and killed at least 40 people.
a violent tropical storm – used about storms in the Western Pacific Ocean: · A typhoon has hit the Philippines, lifting roofs off houses and uprooting trees.
(also twister American English informal) a violent storm with strong winds that spin very quickly in a circle, often forming a cloud that is narrower at the bottom than the top: · The town was hit by a tornado that damaged several homes.
a violent tropical storm with strong winds that spin in a circle: · A devastating cyclone struck Bangladesh in April that year.· This cyclone was traveling at speeds in excess of 21 miles per hour.
natural disasters
a sudden shaking of the Earth’s surface that often causes a lot of damage: · A powerful earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.· It was the biggest earthquake to hit the Pacific Northwest for 52 years.
a very large amount of water that covers an area that is usually dry: · Bangladesh has been hit by a series of devastating floods (=very bad floods).· The crisis began with floods that covered one third of the countryside.
a long period of dry weather when there is not enough water for plants and animals to live: · The country experienced its worst drought this century.· In East Africa, three years of drought have left 10 million people in urgent need of food and water.
a situation in which a large number of people have little or no food for a long time and many people die: · Poor harvests led to famine.· 4,000,000 people are threatened by famine in northern Ethiopia.
a storm that has very strong fast winds and that moves over water – used about storms in the North Atlantic Ocean: · extreme weather such as hurricanes· Hurricane Andrew left southern Florida in ruins.
a violent tropical storm – used about storms in the Western Pacific Ocean: · A typhoon has hit the Philippines, lifting roofs off houses and uprooting trees.·
a very large wave, caused by extreme conditions such as an earthquake, which can cause a lot of damage when it reaches land: · Thousands of people were killed in the tsunami.· Many Pacific earthquakes have generated tsunamis.
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
abyss, nounalluvial, adjectivealluvium, nounalpine, adjectiveAmerican, adjectiveAntarctica, anticyclone, nounarchipelago, nounArctic, adjectivearid, adjectiveAsia, atlas, nounatoll, nounAustralasia, Australasian, adjectiveAustralia, avalanche, nounaxis, nounbank, nounbarometer, nounbarrier reef, nounbasin, nounbay, nounbayou, nounbeach, nounbearing, nounbed, nounbight, nounbluff, nounborder, nounborder, verbborderland, nounborderline, nounborough, nounbox canyon, nounBritish, adjectivebutte, nouncanyon, nouncape, nouncapital, nouncardinal point, nounCaribbean, adjectivecartography, nouncay, nounchain, nounchaparral, nounchart, nounchasm, nounchimney, nounChinese, adjectivecirrus, nounCIS, nouncliff, nounclimate, nounclimatic, adjectivecoastal, adjectivecoastline, nouncockney, nouncol, nouncold front, nouncommuter belt, nouncompass, nounconfluence, nouncontinent, nouncontinental, adjectivecontinental shelf, nouncontour, nounconurbation, nouncoordinate, nouncorridor, nouncorrie, nouncoterminous, adjectivecouncil estate, nouncountry, nouncounty, nouncounty town, nouncourse, nouncove, nouncrag, nouncraggy, adjectivecreek, nouncrevasse, nouncrevice, nouncumulus, nouncyclone, noundateline, noundelta, noundesert, noundesert island, noundevelopment, noundistrict, noundivide, noundown, adverbdune, noundust bowl, nouneast, nouneast, adjectiveeast, adverbeastbound, adjectiveeasterly, adjectiveeasterly, nouneastern, adjectiveEasterner, nouneasternmost, adjectiveeastwards, adverbelevation, nouneminence, nounenvirons, nounequatorial, adjectiveerode, verberosion, nounescarpment, nounestuary, nounEurope, nounextraterritorial, adjectiveeyot, nounface, nounfarmland, nounfeeder, nounfiord, nounfirth, nounfjord, nounflood plain, nounfluvial, adjectivefrontier, nounfrontiersman, noungale force, adjectivegap, noungeo-, prefixgeography, noungeophysics, noungeopolitics, noungeyser, nounglacial, adjectiveglaciation, nounglacier, nounglobe, noungoldfield, noungorge, noungrassland, nounGrecian, adjectivegreen belt, noungrid, noungrotto, noungroundwater, noungulch, noungulf, noungully, nounhead, nounheadland, nounheadwaters, nounheartland, nounhemisphere, nounhighland, adjectivehighlands, nounhigh water mark, nounhinterland, nounHome Counties, the, homeland, nounhurricane, noun-i, suffixIberian, adjectiveiceberg, nounice cap, nounice floe, nounice pack, nounice sheet, nouninhabitant, nouninland, adjectiveinland, adverbinlet, nouninner city, nouninshore, adverbinsular, adjectiveintercontinental, adjectiveInternational Date Line, nounisland, nounisle, nounislet, nounisobar, nounIsraeli, adjectiveIsraeli, nounisthmus, nounItalian, adjectiveItalianate, adjectiveItalo-, prefixJapanese, adjectivekey, nounknoll, nounlagoon, nounlake, nounlandlocked, adjectivelandmass, nounlandslide, nounlandslip, nounlat., Latin, adjectiveLatin America, nounLatin American, adjectivelatitude, nounlevee, nounlittoral, nounlong., longitude, nounlongitudinal, adjectivelough, nounlowlands, nounlow-lying, adjectivelow water mark, nounmagnetic north, nounmagnetic pole, nounmarsh, nounmarshland, nounmeander, verbMediterranean, adjectiveMercator projection, nounmeridian, nounmesa, nounMiddle America, nounmidtown, adjectivemonsoon, nounmoorland, nounmorass, nounmountain, nounmountainside, nounmountaintop, nounmouth, nounmudslide, nounmull, nounnarrows, nounnavigation, nounNE, neck, nounnor'-, prefixnorth, nounnorth, adjectivenorth, adverbNorth America, nounnortheast, nounnortheast, adjectivenortheasterly, adjectivenortheastern, adjectivenortheastwards, adverbnortherly, adjectivenorthern, adjectivenortherner, nounnorthernmost, adjectivenorthwards, adverbnorthwest, nounnorthwest, adjectivenorthwesterly, adjectivenorthwestern, adjectivenorthwestwards, adverbnotch, nounNW, NZ, oasis, nounoccidental, nounocean, nounonshore, adjectiveopenness, nounOrdnance Survey map, nounoriental, adjectiveoutcrop, nounoverspill, nounpack ice, nounpaddy, nounpalisade, nounpan-, prefixpanhandle, nounparallel, nounpeak, nounpeninsula, nounPersian, adjectivephysical geography, nounplain, nounplateau, nounpoint, nounpolar, adjectivepole, nounpolitical geography, nounpollutant, nounpop., populate, verbpopulation, nounprairie, nounprecipice, nounprecipitation, nounPrime Meridian, principality, nounprojection, nounpromontory, nounprovince, nounprovincial, adjectivepueblo, nounR, rainfall, nounrain forest, nounrain gauge, nounrainstorm, nounrange, nounravine, nounreef, nounreference, nounregion, nounregional, adjectiverelief map, nounreservoir, nounresettle, verbresidential, adjectiveresource, nounridge, nounrift valley, nounrise, verbriver, nounriver basin, nounriver bed, nounRoman, adjectiverotation, nounrugged, adjectiverun-off, nounrural, adjectivesand, nounsand bar, nounsandstorm, nounsandy, adjectivesavanna, nounScandinavian, nounscar, nounscarp, nounscree, nounscrubland, nounSE, seaboard, nounsea breeze, nounseafront, nounsea level, nounseaport, nounseaward, adjectivesection, nounsemitropical, adjectiveshelf, nounslough, nounsmog, nounsnowfield, nounsource, nounsouth, nounsouth, adjectivesouth, adverbSouth America, adjectivesoutheast, nounsoutheast, adjectivesoutheasterly, adjectivesoutheastern, adjectivesoutheastwards, adverbsoutherly, adjectivesouthern, adjectivesouthernmost, adjectivesouthwards, adverbsouthwest, nounsouthwest, adjectivesouthwesterly, adjectivesouthwestern, adjectivesouthwestwards, adverbspeleology, nounspit, nounspur, nounstrait, nounsubcontinent, nounsubtropical, adjectivesuburb, nounsuburban, adjectivesummit, nounsurvey, nounsurvey, verbSW, swamp, nountableland, nounterrain, nounterritory, nountidal, adjectivetidal wave, nountidewater, nountime zone, nountop, nountopography, nountor, nountornado, nountown, nountown centre, nountowpath, nountrack, nountract, nountrade route, nountrail, nountransatlantic, adjectivetranscontinental, adjectivetributary, nountropic, nountropical, adjectivetundra, nountyphoon, nounUK, the, uncharted, adjectiveup, adverbup-country, adjectiveuplands, nounupper, adjectiveupriver, adverbupstate, adjectiveupstream, adverbuptown, adverburban, adjectiveurbanized, adjectiveurban renewal, nounurban sprawl, nounUS, the, adjectivevalley, nounW, warm front, nounwaste, adjectivewasteland, nounwater, verbwatercourse, nounwaterfall, nounwaterfront, nounwaterhole, nounwatering place, nounwater meadow, nounwatershed, nounwater table, nounwaterway, nounweather vane, nounwest, nounwest, adjectiveWest, nounwestern, adjectiveWesterner, nounwesternmost, adjectivewestward, adverbwilderness, nounwolds, nounzoning, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=a lamp with a strong glass cover, which protects the light from the wind)
(=very strong)· He was buffeted by the gale force winds.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· Near hurricane force winds and free-roaming sheep put paid to early attempts at planting flowers and shrubs.· A severe drought caused most of the crops to fail, then winds reaching hurricane force destroyed what was left.· Everywhere, too, there are typhoons, sometimes of hurricane force.
· The light from the hurricane lamp fell on your hair.· The room was lit by a single kerosene hurricane lamp in the center of the table and a few candles.· Hanging from the central pole was a hurricane lamp that suffused the man and woman with an orange glow.· Policemen were poking among the ruins by the fence, shining hurricane lamps.· A white hurricane lamp burned in the window.· I went inside and came back out with a hurricane lamp.· The hurricane lamp swung within reach - I could turn it out when I wanted to.· A hurricane lamp was hung on another nail.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • As the Sea King hovered in gale force winds, alarms warned of engine trouble.
  • Near hurricane force winds and free-roaming sheep put paid to early attempts at planting flowers and shrubs.
  • Read in studio Hurricane force winds are hampering efforts to save seals caught in the Shetland oil slick.
  • The superstar's Coral Gables mansion was battered by gale force winds which left windows smashed and wrecked her garden.
  • The tanker, the Braer, crashed into the rocky coast in heavy seas and gale force winds.
  • The whole service has taken some five and a half hours in gale force winds and heavy seas.
 a storm that has very strong fast winds and that moves over water → cyclone, typhoon, tornado► see thesaurus at storm, wind
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