storm
noun
uk/stɔːm/us/stɔːrm/stormnoun(VIOLENT WEATHER)
A2[C]
anextremeweatherconditionwith verystrongwind,heavyrain, and oftenthunderandlightning:
风暴;暴风雨A lot oftreeswereblowndown in therecentstorms.在最近的暴风雨中许多树木被刮倒。
They're stillcleaningup the stormdamage.他们还在清理风暴留下的残局。
- A lot oftreescame down in the storm.
- We tookcoverfrom the storm in abusshelter.
- The stormleftbehind it atrailofdevastation.
- Ourappletreefelldown in the storm.
- The stormwreakedhavocin thegarden,uprootingtreesandblowingafencedown.
Precipitation: stormy weather
- angrily
- blizzard
- blow over
- bolt
- bomb cyclone
- bombogenesis
- cyclogenesis
- derecho
- electrical storm
- elemental
- hurricane
- sheet lightning
- storm cloud
- tempestuously
- thundersnow
- thunderstorm
- thundery
- tornado
- weather bomb
- whirlwind
stormnoun(EMOTIONAL REACTION)
[Cusually singular]
a veryangryreactionfrom a lot ofpeople:
(愤怒的)迸发,爆发There was a stormofprotestwhen the newtaxwasannounced.新税种的宣布引发了抗议风潮。
Anger and displeasure
- acrimony
- anger
- animus
- annoyance
- bad feeling
- flap
- fuss
- get the humpidiom
- grit
- grityourteethidiom
- grudge
- hard feelingsidiom
- huff
- irritation
- rancour
- red mist
- reprehension
- resentfulness
- resentment
- road rage
stormnoun(ATTACK)
takesomeone/somethingby storm
to besuddenlyextremelysuccessfulin aplaceor with agroupofpeople:
在(某处)大获成功;完全征服(一群人)Herperformancehas taken thecriticsby storm.她的表演完全征服了评论界。
Succeeding, achieving and fulfilling
- A game
- accomplish
- achieve
- acquit
- actualize
- bear
- go (like/down) a bombidiom
- go faridiom
- go from strength to strengthidiom
- go into orbitidiom
- go placesidiom
- grade
- kill
- rise
- scrape through(something)
- sewsomethingup
- slam dunk
- smash itidiom
- somewhere
- stand out
Idioms
cook up, dance up, talk up, etc. a storm
storm in a teacup
storm
verb
uk/stɔːm/us/stɔːrm/stormverb(ATTACK)
[T]
toattackaplaceorbuildingbyenteringsuddenlyingreatnumbers:
突袭;攻占Thefortresswas stormed by hundreds ofsoldiers.数百名士兵强行攻占了堡垒。
to try to hurt someone using violence
- attackHe was attacked in the car park.
- assaultThe intruder assaulted him in his home.
- go forUKShe suddenly lost her temper and went for me.
- come atHe came at me with a baseball bat.
- mugYes, that is the man who mugged me.
- ambushThey ambushed him and left him for dead.
Attacking & invading
- aggressor
- ambush
- beleaguer
- beleaguered
- besiege
- blitz
- blitzkrieg
- false flag
- foray
- going-over
- hard power
- hit and run
- incursion
- kamikaze
- post-conquest
- privateer
- raid
- reconquer
- reconquest
- swoop
stormverb(EMOTIONAL REACTION)
[IorT]literary
toexpressangerin aloudand oftenuncontrolledway:
大发雷霆,暴怒,咆哮[+ speech]"Get out and never come back!" he stormed.“滚出去,再也不准回来!”他咆哮道。
storm in/into/out
toenterorleaveaplacein a way thatshowsthat you areangry:
怒气冲冲地冲进/冲出He stormed out of thehouse,slammingthedooras he went.他气呼呼地冲出房子,砰地关上了门。
Talking angrily
- bite
- bitesomeone'shead offidiom
- bite/snapsomeone'shead offidiom
- bluster
- dress
- dress down
- edge
- fling
- givesomeonea piece of your mindidiom
- harangue
- hit
- hue
- huff
- invective
- jump
- piece
- rant
- spit
- spit blood/venomidiom
- tongue-lashing
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Becoming angry and expressing anger