perfect storm

短语

祸不单行；屋漏偏逢连夜雨

发音

AU

词形变化

perfect storms 复数 perfect storms

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A powerful hurricane or other major weather disturbance, especially as produced by a combination of meteorological conditions.

    非正式 气象

    1796, William Fordyce Mavor, Historical account of the most celebrated voyages, travels, and discoveries ..., p. 161, But on the 24th of April, the wind again blew a perfect storm, and our other ships of the squadron separated, nor did any of them rejoin the commodore.

    1914, Samuel Finley Breese Morse and Edward Lind Morse, Samuel F.B. Morse: His Letters and Journals, p. 190, Ten o'clock. Beginning to blow hard; taking in sails one after another. — Three o'clock. A perfect storm; the gale a few days ago but a gentle breeze to it.

  2. 2.

    A convergence of multiple adverse factors that together create a critical, disastrous, or unusually severe situation.

    比喻 引申义

    1862, Frank Moore, Edward Everett, The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, p. 149, They sent a perfect storm of bullets, over, under, and into our men.

词源

Popularized by the book (1997) and movie The Perfect Storm (2000).

来源：wiktionary