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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The rain poured down.; It's a downpour.
  大雨如注。
• A downpour like this never lasts long here at this time of year.
  这里每年这个时间象这样的大雨不会下得很久的。
• 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。
• She was drenched by the sudden downpour.
  她被那场突然下的倾盆大雨淋得湿透。
• This is even more so if there is a heavy downpour which often results in flood.
  这是更多的，所以如果有一个倾盆大雨，经常导致洪水。