storm

英 [stɔːm]

美 [stɔːrm]

n.  暴风雨; 和风暴有关的恶劣天气; (群情迸发的)浪潮
v.  突袭; 攻占; 气呼呼地疾走; 闯; 冲; 怒吼; 大发雷霆

复数：storms　过去式：stormed　现在分词：storming　过去分词：stormed　第三人称单数：storms　

中考高考CET4CET6考研TOEFL

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2871 / COCA.1656

习惯用语

n.

a storm in a teacup
• 大惊小怪，小题大作，茶杯里的风暴（小事引起的大风波）
  a lot of anger or worry about sth that is not important
take sth/sb by storm
• 在某处大获成功；使观众等倾动
  to be extremely successful very quickly in a particular place or among particular people
• The play took London by storm.
  这部剧很快就风靡伦敦。
• 突袭攻占某处
  to attack a place suddenly and capture it
the calm before the storm
• 暴风雨（或大动荡、激烈辩论）前的平静
  a calm time immediately before an expected period of violent activity or argument
any port in a storm
• 慌不择路；饥不择食；有病乱投医
  if you are in great trouble, you take any help that is offered

牛津词典

noun

• 暴风雨
  very bad weather with strong winds and rain, and often thunder and lightning
  1. fierce/heavy/violent storms
     狂风暴雨
  2. A few minutes later the storm broke (= began) .
     不一会儿暴风雨降临了。
  3. I think we're in for a storm (= going to have one) .
     我觉得我们躲不过一场暴风雨了。
  4. storm damage
     暴风雨造成的损害
• 和风暴有关的恶劣天气
  very bad weather of the type mentioned
  1. a thunderstorm/snowstorm/sandstorm
     雷暴；暴风雪；沙暴
• （群情迸发的）浪潮
  a situation in which a lot of people suddenly express very strong feelings about sth
  1. a storm of protest
     抗议的浪潮
  2. A political storm is brewing over the Prime Minister's comments.
     首相的评论即将酝酿出一场政治风暴。
• （因激动或兴奋而爆发出的）暴风雨般的声音，轰鸣
  a sudden loud noise that is caused by emotion or excitement
  1. a storm of applause
     如雷掌声

verb

• 突袭；攻占
  to suddenly attack a place
  1. Police stormed the building and captured the gunman.
     警察突袭那栋楼房，抓获了持枪歹徒。
  2. Soldiers stormed into the city at dawn.
     士兵在拂晓时分攻进城里。
• 气呼呼地疾走；闯；冲
  to go somewhere quickly and in an angry, noisy way
  1. She stormed into my office waving a newspaper.
     她挥舞着一张报纸怒气冲冲地闯进我的办公室。
  2. He burst into tears and stormed off.
     他突然大哭起来，气呼呼地跑了。
• 怒吼；大发雷霆
  to say sth in a loud angry way
  1. ‘Don't you know who I am?’ she stormed.
     “你不知道我是谁吗？”她怒喝道。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 暴风雨
  Astormis very bad weather, with heavy rain, strong winds, and often thunder and lightning.
  1. ...the violent storms which whipped America's East Coast.
     席卷美国东海岸的猛烈暴风雨
• N-COUNT 强烈的反应;群情激愤;激动人心
  If something causes astorm, it causes an angry or excited reaction from a large number of people.
  1. The photos caused a storm when they were first published...
     照片最初刊登出来时曾引起了一片公愤。
  2. The announcement provoked an immediate storm of protest.
     公告一发布就引发了一场强烈的抗议。
  3. ...the storm of publicity that Richard's book had generated.
     理查德的书所引起的媒体的极大关注
• N-COUNT (掌声等的)爆发，迸发
  Astorm ofapplause or other noise is a sudden loud amount of it made by an audience or other group of people in reaction to something.
  1. His speech was greeted with a storm of applause...
     人们对他的演讲报以雷鸣般的掌声。
  2. Not since the 1968 Olympic Games has a medals ceremony caused such a storm of booing.
     自1968 年奥运会以来，没有哪次颁奖仪式引起过如此哗然的一片嘘声。
• VERB 气冲冲地疾走;冲;闯
  If youstorm intoorout ofa place, you enter or leave it quickly and noisily, because you are angry.
  1. After a bit of an argument, he stormed out...
     争吵了几句后，他气冲冲地走了出去。
  2. He stormed into an office, demanding to know where the head of department was.
     他气冲冲地闯进一间办公室，质问部门经理在哪里。
• VERB 怒吼;大发雷霆
  If youstorm, you say something in a very loud voice, because you are extremely angry.
  1. 'It's a fiasco,' he stormed.
     “这是场彻底的失败，”他怒吼道。
• VERB 猛攻;袭击
  If a place that is being defendedis stormed, a group of people attack it, usually in order to get inside it.
  1. Government buildings have been stormed and looted...
     政府大楼遭到了攻击和抢劫。
  2. The refugees decided to storm the embassy.
     难民们决定冲进大使馆。
• See also:firestorm
• PHRASE 在…大获成功
  If someone or somethingtakesa placeby storm, they are extremely successful.
  1. Kenya's long distance runners have taken the athletics world by storm.
     肯尼亚的长跑运动员在田径界获得了巨大成功。
• PHRASE 经受住考验;渡过难关
  If someoneweathers the storm, they succeed in reaching the end of a very difficult period without much harm or damage.
  1. He insists he will not resign and will weather the storm.
     他坚称自己不会辞职，一定渡过难关。
• the eye of the storm→ see:eye

英英释义

noun

• a direct and violent assault on a stronghold
• a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
  Synonym:violent storm
• a violent commotion or disturbance
  1. the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away
  2. it was only a tempest in a teapot
  Synonym:tempest

verb

• attack by storm
  Synonym:surprise
• take by force
  1. Storm the fort
  Synonym:force
• behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
  Synonym:ramprage
• blow hard
  1. It was storming all night
• rain, hail, or snow hard and be very windy, often with thunder or lightning
  1. If it storms, we'll need shelter

双语例句

• The announcement provoked an immediate storm of protest.
  公告一发布就引发了一场强烈的抗议。
• 'It's a fiasco,' he stormed.
  “这是场彻底的失败，”他怒吼道。
• He stormed into an office, demanding to know where the head of department was.
  他气冲冲地闯进一间办公室，质问部门经理在哪里。
• After a bit of an argument, he stormed out
  争吵了几句后，他气冲冲地走了出去。
• The storm is coming up.
  起风暴了。
• Government buildings have been stormed and looted
  政府大楼遭到了攻击和抢劫。
• The storm has subsided.; The trouble has blown over.
  风暴平息了。
• A violent storm had struck the area.
  一场猛烈的暴风雨席卷了该地区。
• Tropical storm Marco is pushing northward up Florida's coast.
  热带风暴“马可”正沿佛罗里达海岸向北推进。
• The photos caused a storm when they were first published
  照片最初刊登出来时曾引起了一片公愤。