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

• The barbecue was ruined by a downpour of rain.
  户外烧烤被一场大雨给冲了。
• We were having a picnic, when suddenly there came a downpour, which was rather a fly in the ointment.
  当我们正在举行野餐的时候，忽然大雨倾盆，未免大煞风景。
• A rare dry-season downpour produced the thundering runoff.
  一次非常干旱季节的倾盆大雨产生了雷鸣般的急流。
• 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。
• Two minutes later I looked up through my sopping wet glasses& it was a true downpour.
  两分钟后，透过湿淋淋的防水镜，我向上看&真是倾盆大雨。
• He was caught in a heavy downpour.
  他赶上一场倾盆大雨。
• The downpour plastered his shirt to his body.
  倾盆大雨把他的衬衫像贴膏药一样贴在他身上。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。