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

• Hurricane Andrew may be slowly losing its punch, but its winds are still around 100 miles an hour.
  飓风安德鲁的风力可能会逐渐减弱，但风速仍在每小时100英里左右。
• Many casualties occured during the hurricane.
  这场飓风中有许多人伤亡。
• A lot of ships were just outside of the harbour when the hurricane hit.
  飓风袭来时，不少的船还正在港外。
• 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 agency was heavily criticised for its tardy response to the hurricane.
  该机构因对飓风反应迟缓，受到严厉批评。
• A hurricane and floods also struck Haiti& then a cholera outbreak prompted a new emergency appeal.
  飓风和洪水也袭击了海地，然后又爆发了引起紧急呼吁的霍乱。
• The hurricane is blowing broken glass about in the city streets.
  狂风把碎玻璃刮得到处横飞。
• We just ran into our own hurricane.
  我们只是跑进了我们自己的飓风圈。
• Hurricane Andrew has passed over the southern tip of Florida.
  飓风“安德鲁”已越过佛罗里达州南端。
• He said the hurricane destroyed their housing.
  他说飓风摧毁了他们的房屋。