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 rain poured down.; It's a downpour.
  大雨如注。
• 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。
• The36-year-old actor shot scenes for the commercial in a rainy downpour earlier in the week.
  早前，这位36岁的男演员在“倾盆大雨”中为广告拍摄了一组镜头。
• 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。
• A downpour like this never lasts long here at this time of year.
  这里每年这个时间象这样的大雨不会下得很久的。
• He was caught in a heavy downpour.
  他赶上一场倾盆大雨。
• She was drenched by the sudden downpour.
  她被那场突然下的倾盆大雨淋得湿透。
• On seeing the downpour, she belted her raincoat.
  一看到倾盆大雨，她就用皮带束好雨衣。
• 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。
• Weather forecast said there would be a heavy downpour tomorrow.
  天气预报说明天有大暴雨。