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

• A heavy downpour interrupted the football match.
  一场骤雨中断了这场足球赛。
• 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。
• 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。
• The rain poured down.; It's a downpour.
  大雨如注。
• 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。
• On seeing the downpour, she belted her raincoat.
  一看到倾盆大雨，她就用皮带束好雨衣。
• Oh, my! What a downpour!; My God! It's raining like hell!
  哎呀，好大的雨呀！
• 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 awakened by a downpour, it sounded as if the whole world were being flooded.
  一阵暴雨把我惊醒，那声音就像洪水在全世界泛滥似的。
• 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。