storm
noun uk/stɔːm/ us/stɔːrm/
(VIOLENT WEATHER)
A2 [ C ]风暴;暴风雨
an extreme weather condition with very strong wind, heavy rain, and often thunder and lightning
A lot of trees were blown down in the recent storms. 在最近的暴风雨中许多树木被刮倒。
They're still cleaning up the storm damage. 他们还在清理风暴留下的残局。
- More examples
- A lot of trees came down in the storm.
- We took cover from the storm in a bus shelter.
- The storm left behind it a trail of devastation.
- Our apple tree fell down in the storm.
- The storm wreaked havoc in the garden, uprooting trees and blowing a fence down.
(EMOTIONAL REACTION)
[ C usually singular ]（愤怒的）迸发，爆发
a very angry reaction from a lot of people
There was a storm of protest when the new tax was announced. 新税种的宣布引发了抗议风潮。
(ATTACK)
take someone/something by storm 在（某处）大获成功；完全征服（一群人）
to be suddenly extremely successful in a place or with a group of people
Her performance has taken the critics by storm. 她的表演完全征服了评论界。
Idioms
cook up, dance up, talk up, etc. a stormidiom informal 起劲地烧饭做菜／充满激情地跳舞／热烈地谈话（等等）
to do something with a lot of energy and often skill
Rob was in the kitchen cooking up a storm. 罗布在厨房里起劲儿地炒菜做饭。
storm in a teacupidiom UK (US tempest in a teapot) 小题大做，大惊小怪
a lot of unnecessary anger and worry about a matter that is not important
storm
verb uk/stɔːm/ us/stɔːrm/
(ATTACK)
[ T ]突袭;攻占
to attack a place or building by entering suddenly in great numbers
The fortress was stormed by hundreds of soldiers. 数百名士兵强行攻占了堡垒。
(EMOTIONAL REACTION)
[ I or T ] literary大发雷霆，暴怒，咆哮
to express anger in a loud and often uncontrolled way
[ + speech ] "Get out and never come back!" he stormed. “滚出去，再也不准回来！”他咆哮道。
storm in/into/out 怒气冲冲地冲进／冲出
to enter or leave a place in a way that shows that you are angry
He stormed out of the house, slamming the door as he went. 他气呼呼地冲出房子，砰地关上了门。