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

• 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。
• Oh, my! What a downpour!; My God! It's raining like hell!
  哎呀，好大的雨呀！
• 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 pouring or flowing forth, especially a downpour of rain.
  倾泻尤指暴雨倾泻或流下大雨倾盆，正下大雨。
• She was drenched by the sudden downpour.
  她被那场突然下的倾盆大雨淋得湿透。
• We were having a picnic, when suddenly there came a downpour, which was rather a fly in the ointment.
  当我们正在举行野餐的时候，忽然大雨倾盆，未免大煞风景。
• Sam was dredging the drainage ditch behind the town dump when the downpour began.
  开始下倾盆大雨时山姆正在镇垃圾场后面疏浚排水沟。
• Today's football match has been washed out by a sudden downpour.
  今天的足球赛因一场突然降临的大雨而取消了。
• It cleared up soon after the rain. Right. It's wonderful after the downpour last night.
  雨后天气迅速放晴。对呀，昨夜一场大雨之后天气好极了。
• He was caught in a heavy downpour.
  他赶上一场倾盆大雨。