downpours

英 [ˈdaʊnpɔːz]

美 [ˈdaʊnˌpɔrz]

n.  倾盆大雨; 暴雨; 骤雨
downpour的复数

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

双语例句

• Massive flooding, similar to the1998 floods that killed thousands of people, is likely to occur this year if downpours continue to batter the upper and middle reaches of the Yangtze River.
  暴雨如在长江中上游持续下去，规模堪比1998年的洪灾将可能再次重演，那年的洪灾夺去了数千人的生命。
• The flooding also has caused the homeless to flee for shelter as they brace for more downpours, the news agency said.
  新华社称，水灾还迫使无家可归的人在多次倾盆大雨来临之际纷纷逃离去寻找庇护所。
• The downpours increased water levels on the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, with the water resources commission reducing water discharged from the Three Gorges Dam to aid the rescue and recovery effort.
  受降雨影响，长江中游水位不断升高，水利委员会已减少三峡大坝排水以帮助救援和恢复工作。
• Downpours battered the cities of Beijing and Zhengzhou, along with the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
  倾盆大雨袭击了北京市、郑州市以及内蒙古自治区。
• Sri Lanka depends on monsoon rains for irrigation and power generation but the seasonal downpours frequently cause loss of life and damage to property in low-lying areas.
  斯里兰卡依靠季风雨以灌溉和发电，但季雨经常在低洼地带造成生命和财产的损失。
• The heat waves, drought, wildfires, downpours, floods, and ruined crops closely match the predictions of climate scientists.
  热浪、旱灾、野火、暴雨、水灾和遭受破坏的农作物与气候科学家的预测极为一致。
• How green is silicon valley? Well, with some heavy February downpours following one of the driest Januarys on record, positively verdant is the answer right now.
  矽谷有多绿？考虑到在经历了历史上最乾燥的1月份后，2月份出现了大量降水，现在的答案应该是满目青翠。
• They said river basin areas could be hit by more downpours and extreme weather conditions than in previous years. Middle reaches of Yangtze basin areas could receive 20 percent more rainfall than before, according to the hydro-graphic office of the Changjiang Water Resources Commission.
  他们表示，长江流域会受到强降雨和极端天气的影响，今年的强降雨和极端天气明显比往年多。长江水利委员会水文局称，长江中游地区降雨量超出往年的20%。
• While lingering dry spells cripple some parts of the country, heavy downpours have inundated others.
  在持续干旱期严重破坏我国一些地区的同时，倾盆大雨使其它地区洪水泛滥。
• Torrential downpours have triggered flash floods, inundating crops, disrupting traffic and telecommunications and forcing the evacuation of more than 1 million people, according to Ministry of Civil Affairs figures.
  据中国民政部提供的数据，暴雨致使洪水骤发，淹了庄稼，妨碍了交通和通信，并迫使上百万人背井离乡。