cloudburst

n. 倾盆大雨, 豪雨

发音

US /ˈklaʊdˌbɝst/
AU
UK /ˈklaʊdˌbɜːst/

词形变化

cloudbursts 复数 cloudbursts

别名

cloud burst cloud-burst

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A sudden heavy rainstorm.

    [H]e walked across the lawn, wet from a fleeting late-afternoon cloudburst, the first rain in a month.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 6

torrent deluge downpour pelter soaker waterspout

上位词 2

rain rainfall

词源

From cloud + burst.

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