haboob

n. (发生在非洲北部或印度的)哈布沙暴(或尘暴)

发音

UK /hæˈbuːb/
其它
UK /hə-/
US /hæˈbub/

词形变化

haboobs 复数 haboobs

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A violent duststorm or sandstorm in the deserts of Arabia, North Africa, India, or North America.

    Near-synonym: duster

词源

[Alt: A large dust cloud over the city] Borrowed from Arabic هَبُوب (habūb, “strong wind, gale; haboob”), from the root ه ب ب (h b b) (“relating to wind blowing”).

来源:wiktionary