storm
noun
verb
stɔːm
noun
1
a
period
of
very
bad
weather
when
there
is
a
lot
of
rain
or
snow,
strong
winds,
and
often
LIGHTNING
暴风雨
C
The
storm
broke
(=suddenly
started)
at
five
o’clock.
五点钟时，暴风雨突然来袭。
a
night-time
thunderstorm
夜间的雷雨
Twenty
people
were
killed
when
storms
struck
the
Mid-West.
暴风雨袭击中西部，造成二十人死亡。
There’s
a
storm
brewing
(=starting)
in
the
Pacific.
太平洋上正酝酿着一场暴风雨。
a
dust
storm
尘暴
a
summer
storm
夏天的暴风雨
2
a
situation
in
which
people
suddenly
express
very
strong
feelings
about
something
that
someone
has
said
or
done
〔感情的〕爆发，迸发
C usually singular 一般用单数
The
governor
found
himself
at
the
center
of
a
political
storm
.
州长发现自己处于一场政治风暴的中心。
storm
of
protest/abuse/criticism
etc
Government
plans
for
hospital
closures
provoked
a
storm
of
protest.
政府关闭医院的计划激起了一片抗议声。
3
take somewhere by storm
a.
to
be
very
successful
in
a
particular
place
b.
to
attack
a
place
using
large
numbers
of
soldiers,
and
succeed
in
getting
possession
of
it
〔以优势兵力成功地〕突袭攻占某处
The
new
show
took
London
by
storm.
这部新剧在伦敦大获成功。
4
weather the storm
to
experience
a
difficult
period
and
reach
the
end
of
it
without
being
harmed
or
damaged
too
much
渡过难关，经受住考验
I’ll
stay
and
weather
the
storm.
我要留下来渡过难关。
5
a storm in a teacup
an
unnecessary
expression
of
strong
feelings
about
something
that
is
very
unimportant
[英] 茶杯里的风波，小题大做，大惊小怪
BrE
6
dance/sing/cook etc up a storm
to
do
something
with
all
your
energy
起劲地跳舞/唱歌/烹调等
They
were
dancing
up
a
storm.
他们正在尽情地跳舞。
verb
7
to
suddenly
attack
and
enter
a
place
using
a
lot
of
force
猛烈攻击，突然袭击
T
An
angry
crowd
stormed
the
embassy.
愤怒的人群突然袭击大使馆。
8
to
go
somewhere
in
a
noisy
fast
way
that
shows
you
are
extremely
angry
气冲冲地走
I always + adv/prep
[+
out
of/into/off
etc
]
Alan
stormed
out
of
the
room.
埃伦气冲冲地走出房间。
9
to
shout
something
in
an
angry
way
[文] 怒吼
I,T | literary
‘What
difference
does
it
make?’
she
stormed.
“那有什么区别？”她怒吼道。