an extremely strong wind大风；飓风- The gale blew down hundreds of trees.大风吹倒了数百棵树。🔊🔊
- gale-force winds七到十级的风
- (British English) It's blowing a gale outside (= a strong wind is blowing).外面在刮大风。🔊🔊
Collocations The weatherThe weather天气Good weather好天气- be bathed in/bask in/be blessed with/enjoy bright/brilliant/glorious sunshine沐浴着／享受着明媚的／灿烂的阳光
- the sun shines/warms something/beats down (on something)
- the sunshine breaks/streams through something
- fluffy/wispy clouds drift across the sky
- a gentle/light/stiff/cool/warm/sea breeze blows in/comes in off the sea
- the snow crunches beneath/under somebody’s feet/boots
Bad weather坏天气- thick/dark/storm clouds form/gather/roll in/cover the sky/block out the sun
- the sky darkens/turns black
- a fine mist hangs in the air
- a dense/heavy/thick fog rolls in
- the rain falls/comes down (in buckets/sheets)/pours down
- snow falls/comes down/covers something
- the wind blows/whistles/howls/picks up/whips through something/sweeps across something
- strong/gale-force winds blow/gust (up to 80 mph)
- a storm is approaching/is moving inland/hits/strikes/rages
- thunder rolls/rumbles/sounds
- (forked/sheet) lightning strikes/hits/flashes
- a (blinding/snow) blizzard hits/strikes/blows/rages
- a tornado touches down/hits/strikes/destroys something/rips through something
- forecast/expect/predict rain/snow/a category-four hurricane预报有雨／雪／四级飓风
- (North American English) pour (down)/ (British English) pour (down) with rain下瓢泼大雨
- get caught in/seek shelter from/escape the rain遇上下雨；寻找避雨处；躲雨
- be covered/shrouded in mist/a blanket of fog笼罩在雾霭之中／厚厚的一层雾中
- be in for/brave/shelter from a/the storm即将遇到／勇敢面对／躲避暴风雨
- hear rolling/distant thunder听到隆隆的／远处的雷声
- be battered/buffeted by strong winds遭受强风肆虐；被强风吹得左右摇摆
- (British English) be blowing a gale在刮大风
- battle against/brave the elements与恶劣天气搏斗；冒着风雨
The weather improves天气好转- the sun breaks through the clouds
- the sky clears/brightens (up)/lightens (up)
- the clouds part/clear
- the rain stops/lets up/holds off
- the wind dies down
- the storm passes
- the mist/fog lifts/clears
Extra Examples- A strong gale was blowing along the coast.猛烈的大风沿着海岸吹来。
- We got caught in a howling gale.我们遭遇了呼啸的狂风。
Topics Weatherc1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + galegale + verbgale + nounprepositionphrases- be blowing a gale
- gales of laughter
See full entry Word Originmid 16th cent.: perhaps related to Old Norse galinn ‘mad, frantic’.