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

• The wind changed round suddenly last night and brought with it a heavy downpour.
  昨晚风向突然变了，随之而来的是一场瓢泼大雨。
• 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。
• Two minutes later I looked up through my sopping wet glasses& it was a true downpour.
  两分钟后，透过湿淋淋的防水镜，我向上看&真是倾盆大雨。
• He was caught in a heavy downpour.
  他赶上一场倾盆大雨。
• 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。
• The barbecue was ruined by a downpour of rain.
  户外烧烤被一场大雨给冲了。
• They were caught in a torrential downpour and got soaked to the skin.
  他们突然遇上了倾盆大雨，全身都湿透了。
• The downpour plastered his shirt to his body.
  倾盆大雨把他的衬衫像贴膏药一样贴在他身上。
• 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。
• 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。