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单词 dust storm
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dust storm
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdʌst ˌstɔːm/us
/ˈdʌst ˌstɔːrm/
amassofdustandsandthat has beenliftedfrom thegroundin verydryareassuch asdesertsand that iscarriedby thewind:
尘暴，沙尘暴
Amassive,swirlingduststormsuffocatedlivestockandenteredhomesthroughkeyholesandcracksinfloorboards.一场严重的漩涡状沙尘暴使牲畜窒息，并通过钥匙孔和地板裂缝涌入家中。
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(Definition ofdust stormfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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However, this effect is neglected in this model because theduststormstrength undergoes significant interannual variability and hence is almost unpredictable.
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Theduststormseason problem can be accommodated by hibernation.
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Furthermore, limited launch windows impose landing and surface operations with a nominal mission completion only shortly before the globalduststormseason.
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We think that anything that does not kick up a politicalduststormcannot be of real worth.
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I had not realised that the three soldiers who inadvertently crossed the border in aduststormwere still held in gaol without trial.
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Every passing car raised a miniatureduststorm.
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The immediate police investigation was further hampered by the length of time which had elapsed and by the effects of a prolongedduststorm.
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Also, every few years, the entire planet is engulfed in a globalduststorm.
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However, the weather suddenly changed to a terribleduststorm.
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Her long hair would whirl among the clouds, while her skirt would drag on the ground like aduststorm.
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Occasionally aduststormwill blanket a region and there are reports of the occasional tornado.
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A large crowd had assembled on the racecourse when aduststormbegan and destroyed the aeroplane.
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The key problem caused by theduststormwas a dramatic reduction in solar power.
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It has been suggested the pause was let a smallduststormdisperse.
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The field was filled with red atmosphere (duststorm).
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