hurricane

英 [ˈhʌrɪkən]

美 [ˈhɜːrəkeɪn]

n.  (尤指西大西洋的)飓风

复数：hurricanes　

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Collins.2 / BNC.7263 / COCA.4512

牛津词典

noun

• （尤指西大西洋的）飓风
  a violent storm with very strong winds, especially in the western Atlantic Ocean
  1. hurricane-force winds
     飓风级大风
  2. Hurricane Betty is now approaching the coast of Florida.
     飓风贝蒂正在逼近佛罗里达海岸。

柯林斯词典

• 飓风
  Ahurricaneis an extremely violent wind or storm.

英英释义

noun

• a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving a 73-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)

双语例句

• Charities appealed for donations of food and clothing for victims of the hurricane.
  慈善机构呼吁为飓风的受害者们捐献食品和衣物。
• But if this hurricane's really coming.
  但是如果飓风真的来了。
• The hurricane is moving to the west at about 18 miles per hour
  飓风正以每小时18英里的速度向西推进。
• Forecasters are also tracking hurricane Josephine.
  气象预报员也在追踪飓风“约瑟芬”的动向。
• This movement carried all before it like a hurricane.
  这场运动如急风暴雨，势不可当。
• The Hurricane Center warns people not to take the threat of tropical storms lightly
  飓风中心警告人们，不要对热带风暴的危险掉以轻心。
• The state of Florida was hit by a hurricane that did serious damage.
  飓风袭击了佛罗里达州，造成了严重的破坏。
• The hurricane alert is over.
  飓风警报解除了。
• In 1346 a hurricane whipped up the sea to destroy the town.
  1346年的飓风引起海啸并摧毁了城镇。
• In the book we studied Hurricane Katrina.
  在这本书中，我们研究了卡特里娜飓风。