a violent storm with very strong winds, especially in the western Atlantic Ocean（尤指西大西洋的）飓风- A powerful hurricane hit the Florida coast.强烈的飓风袭击了佛罗里达海岸。
- Hurricane Sandy devastated the area.桑迪飓风摧毁了该地区。
- The hurricane season does not end until November.飓风季节直到十一月才结束。
- hurricane victims飓风受害者
- hurricane-force winds飓风级大风
- The proceeds will go to hurricane relief.所得款项将用于飓风救济。
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
compare cyclone, typhoonExtra Examples- Hurricane Betty is now approaching the coast of Florida.飓风贝蒂正在逼近佛罗里达海岸。🔊🔊
- The fields were devastated by the hurricane.农田被飓风摧毁了。
- The hurricane blew ashore near San Fernando.飓风在圣费尔南多附近的海岸登陆。
- The hurricane took several days to blow itself out.飓风颳了好几天才平息下来。
- The roof blew off in a hurricane.屋顶被飓风掀翻了。
- We had been warned there was a hurricane coming.我们得到警告，有一场飓风要来临。
Topics Weatherb1, The environmentb1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectivehurricane + verb- hit something
- strike (something)
- come
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hurricane + nounprepositionphrasesSee full entry Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Spanish huracán, probably from Taino hurakán ‘god of the storm’.