hurricane

英 [ˈhʌrɪkən]

美 [ˈhɜːrəkeɪn]

n.  (尤指西大西洋的)飓风

复数：hurricanes　

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Collins.2 / BNC.7263 / COCA.4512

牛津词典

noun

• （尤指西大西洋的）飓风
  a violent storm with very strong winds, especially in the western Atlantic Ocean
  1. hurricane-force winds
     飓风级大风
  2. Hurricane Betty is now approaching the coast of Florida.
     飓风贝蒂正在逼近佛罗里达海岸。

柯林斯词典

• 飓风
  Ahurricaneis an extremely violent wind or storm.

英英释义

noun

• a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving a 73-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)

双语例句

• A hurricane and floods also struck Haiti& then a cholera outbreak prompted a new emergency appeal.
  飓风和洪水也袭击了海地，然后又爆发了引起紧急呼吁的霍乱。
• In 1346 a hurricane whipped up the sea to destroy the town.
  1346年的飓风引起海啸并摧毁了城镇。
• Hurricane Andrew was last night heading into the Gulf of Mexico.
  昨晚，飓风“安德鲁”进入了墨西哥湾。
• The boat was sunk by a hurricane.
  小船被飓风刮沉了。
• This devastating hurricane passed right through the heart of the city.
  破坏性极大的飓风席卷了城市中心地区。
• In the book we studied Hurricane Katrina.
  在这本书中，我们研究了卡特里娜飓风。
• The hurricane is moving to the west at about 18 miles per hour
  飓风正以每小时18英里的速度向西推进。
• This movement carried all before it like a hurricane.
  这场运动如急风暴雨，势不可当。
• The state of Florida was hit by a hurricane that did serious damage.
  飓风袭击了佛罗里达州，造成了严重的破坏。
• Many buildings were demolished by a hurricane.
  许多房屋被飓风摧毁。