downpour

英 [ˈdaʊnpɔː(r)]

美 [ˈdaʊnpɔːr]

n.  倾盆大雨; 暴雨; 骤雨

复数：downpours　

IELTSGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.18961 / COCA.15981

牛津词典

noun

• 倾盆大雨；暴雨；骤雨
  a heavy fall of rain that often starts suddenly

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 倾盆大雨;暴雨;骤雨
  Adownpouris a sudden and unexpected heavy fall of rain.
  1. ...a sudden downpour of rain.
     突降的暴雨

英英释义

noun

• a heavy rain
  Synonym:cloudburstdelugewaterspouttorrentpeltersoaker

双语例句

• On seeing the downpour, she belted her raincoat.
  一看到倾盆大雨，她就用皮带束好雨衣。
• A downpour of rain put out the children's bonfire.
  一阵大雨把孩子们的营火都浇灭了。
• I was caught in a downpour. It was pouring with rain this morning.
  我赶上了倾盆大雨。今天早上下着倾盆大雨。
• She was drenched by the sudden downpour.
  她被那场突然下的倾盆大雨淋得湿透。
• The barbecue was ruined by a downpour of rain.
  户外烧烤被一场大雨给冲了。
• I got off the streetcar in a downpour and thankfully opened the umbrella to protect myself.
  我在倾盆大雨中下了车，感激不尽地打开那把伞遮雨。
• Do not let those flames out in under your downpour.
  别让那些火苗熄灭于你的瓢泼大雨之下。
• The rescue work had been going very well until a sudden downpour loused the whole thing up.
  营救工作本来一直进行得很顺利，后来突然下了一场倾盆大雨，把整个事情弄得一团糟。
• Weather forecast said there would be a heavy downpour tomorrow.
  天气预报说明天有大暴雨。
• We dived into the nearest taxi as soon as the downpour began.
  倾盆大雨来临时，我们马上躲进了最近的出租车里。