storm, blizzard, hurricane, squall, tempest
这组词都可表示夹有狂风和某种情况的恶劣天气,它们的区别是：
storm指由于大气翻动而形成的恶劣天气,常指暴风雨〔雪〕; blizzard指很大的高而冷的暴风雪; hurricane指伴着飓风的热带暴风雨; squall指持续时间短、骤然的、猛烈的,并伴有雨雪的海上风暴; tempest为诗歌中的用语,可指任何猛烈的风暴,尤指夹杂雨、雪或冰雹的风暴。
storm，hurricane，typhoon
这些名词均有“大风”之意。
storm指雷电交加的暴风雨，也多作引申用。
hurricane指12级大风，有时指发生在西印度群岛的大气旋。
typhoon主要指西太平洋海洋上发生的极猛烈的风暴，风力常达十级以上。
The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
他们绕过合恩角时，暴风雨已经减弱。
柯林斯例句
The big storms in August refilled the reservoirs.
八月的暴雨又使水库积满了水.
《简明英汉词典》
Storms swept the country, closing roads, buffeting ferries and killing as many as 30 people.
暴风雨席卷全国，使道路无法通行，渡船受袭，多达30人遇难。
柯林斯例句
Their plane had been severely buffeted by storms.
他们的飞机遭受到风暴的重创。
柯林斯例句
The Hurricane Center warns people not to take the threat of tropical storms lightly.
飓风中心警告人们，不要对热带风暴的危险掉以轻心。
柯林斯例句
The worst winter storms of the century lashed the east coast of North America.
本世纪最恶劣的冬季暴风雪横扫北美东海岸。
——柯林斯例句
The train schedule was disorganised by heavy snow - storms.
大暴风雪搞乱了火车时刻表.
《简明英汉词典》
Storms make trees take deeper roots.
风暴使树木深深扎根。
每日一句
Heavy storms worsened the fuel shortage.
狂风暴雨使燃料短缺情况更加严重.
——《现代英汉综合大词典》
The spate of storms and hurricanes in recent years could be a statistical quirk.
从统计数字上看，近些年来暴风雨和飓风的频发非同寻常。
柯林斯例句
Storms have been hitting almost all of Britain recently.
最近几乎整个英国都受到了暴风雨的侵袭。
柯林斯例句
The train schedule was disorganized by heavy snow-storms.
大暴风雪搞乱了火车时刻表。
辞典例句
The occurrence of storms delayed our trip.
暴风雨延误了我们的旅行.
《简明英汉词典》
Storms have caused structural damage to hundreds of homes.
几场暴风雨毁了成百上千所住宅，连结构都破坏了。
牛津词典
" Then you must often see storms like this one! "
“ 象这样暴风雨你老人家是常见了!
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