storm

noun

1. 暴风雨
   very bad weather with strong winds and rain, and often thunder and lightning
   1. fierce/heavy/violent storms
      狂风暴雨
   2. A few minutes later the storm broke (= began) .
      不一会儿暴风雨降临了。
   3. I think we're in for a storm (= going to have one) .
      我觉得我们躲不过一场暴风雨了。
   4. storm damage
      暴风雨造成的损害
2. 和风暴有关的恶劣天气
   very bad weather of the type mentioned
   1. a thunderstorm/snowstorm/sandstorm
      雷暴；暴风雪；沙暴
3. （群情迸发的）浪潮
   a situation in which a lot of people suddenly express very strong feelings about sth
   1. a storm of protest
      抗议的浪潮
   2. A political storm is brewing over the Prime Minister's comments.
      首相的评论即将酝酿出一场政治风暴。
4. （因激动或兴奋而爆发出的）暴风雨般的声音，轰鸣
   a sudden loud noise that is caused by emotion or excitement
   1. a storm of applause
      如雷掌声

verb

1. 突袭；攻占
   to suddenly attack a place
   1. Police stormed the building and captured the gunman.
      警察突袭那栋楼房，抓获了持枪歹徒。
   2. Soldiers stormed into the city at dawn.
      士兵在拂晓时分攻进城里。
2. 气呼呼地疾走；闯；冲
   to go somewhere quickly and in an angry, noisy way
   1. She stormed into my office waving a newspaper.
      她挥舞着一张报纸怒气冲冲地闯进我的办公室。
   2. He burst into tears and stormed off.
      他突然大哭起来，气呼呼地跑了。
3. 怒吼；大发雷霆
   to say sth in a loud angry way
   1. ‘Don't you know who I am?’ she stormed.
      “你不知道我是谁吗？”她怒喝道。

1. N-COUNT 暴风雨
   A storm is very bad weather, with heavy rain, strong winds, and often thunder and lightning.
   1. ...the violent storms which whipped America's East Coast.
      席卷美国东海岸的猛烈暴风雨
2. N-COUNT 强烈的反应;群情激愤;激动人心
   If something causes a storm, it causes an angry or excited reaction from a large number of people.
   1. The photos caused a storm when they were first published...
      照片最初刊登出来时曾引起了一片公愤。
   2. The announcement provoked an immediate storm of protest.
      公告一发布就引发了一场强烈的抗议。
   3. ...the storm of publicity that Richard's book had generated.
      理查德的书所引起的媒体的极大关注
3. N-COUNT (掌声等的)爆发，迸发
   A storm of applause or other noise is a sudden loud amount of it made by an audience or other group of people in reaction to something.
   1. His speech was greeted with a storm of applause...
      人们对他的演讲报以雷鸣般的掌声。
   2. Not since the 1968 Olympic Games has a medals ceremony caused such a storm of booing.
      自1968 年奥运会以来，没有哪次颁奖仪式引起过如此哗然的一片嘘声。
4. VERB 气冲冲地疾走;冲;闯
   If you storm into or out of a place, you enter or leave it quickly and noisily, because you are angry.
   1. After a bit of an argument, he stormed out...
      争吵了几句后，他气冲冲地走了出去。
   2. He stormed into an office, demanding to know where the head of department was.
      他气冲冲地闯进一间办公室，质问部门经理在哪里。
5. VERB 怒吼;大发雷霆
   If you storm, you say something in a very loud voice, because you are extremely angry.
   1. 'It's a fiasco,' he stormed.
      “这是场彻底的失败，”他怒吼道。
6. VERB 猛攻;袭击
   If a place that is being defended is stormed, a group of people attack it, usually in order to get inside it.
   1. Government buildings have been stormed and looted...
      政府大楼遭到了攻击和抢劫。
   2. The refugees decided to storm the embassy.
      难民们决定冲进大使馆。
7. See also: firestorm
8. PHRASE 在…大获成功
   If someone or something takes a place by storm, they are extremely successful.
   1. Kenya's long distance runners have taken the athletics world by storm.
      肯尼亚的长跑运动员在田径界获得了巨大成功。
9. PHRASE 经受住考验;渡过难关
   If someone weathers the storm, they succeed in reaching the end of a very difficult period without much harm or damage.
   1. He insists he will not resign and will weather the storm.
      他坚称自己不会辞职，一定渡过难关。
10. the eye of the storm → see: eye

1. The worst of the storm is yet to come.
   最猛烈的暴风雨就要来了。
2. A storm moved directly over the island, demolishing buildings and flooding streets
   暴风雨径直席卷该岛，摧毁了建筑，淹没了街道。
3. The storm caused severe drifting.
   暴风雪造成了严重的积雪现象。
4. A powerful snow storm is moving eastward
   一场强暴风雪正在东移。
5. She exits into the tropical storm
   她走了出去，消失在热带风暴中。
6. The storm caused landslides and flooding in Savona.
   风暴致使萨沃纳发生塌方和洪灾。
7. Tropical storm Marco is pushing northward up Florida's coast.
   热带风暴“马可”正沿佛罗里达海岸向北推进。
8. The storm wrecked homes in its path.
   暴风雨摧毁了所经之处的房屋。
9. The sewers collected sewage and storm runoff and discharged it, untreated, into the harbour.
   污水和暴雨径流汇入下水道后被直接排入海港。
10. The plane skidded off the runway while taking off in a snow storm.
    飞机在暴风雪中起飞的时候滑出了跑道。
11. I have to check my tent — it got soaked last night in the storm
    我得检查一下帐篷——昨天夜里暴风雨把它淋透了。
12. The photos caused a storm when they were first published
    照片最初刊登出来时曾引起了一片公愤。
13. The announcement provoked an immediate storm of protest.
    公告一发布就引发了一场强烈的抗议。
14. His speech was greeted with a storm of applause
    人们对他的演讲报以雷鸣般的掌声。
15. Not since the 1968 Olympic Games has a medals ceremony caused such a storm of booing.
    自1968年奥运会以来，没有哪次颁奖仪式引起过如此哗然的一片嘘声。
16. After a bit of an argument, he stormed out
    争吵了几句后，他气冲冲地走了出去。
17. He stormed into an office, demanding to know where the head of department was.
    他气冲冲地闯进一间办公室，质问部门经理在哪里。
18. 'It's a fiasco,' he stormed.
    “这是场彻底的失败，”他怒吼道。
19. Government buildings have been stormed and looted
    政府大楼遭到了攻击和抢劫。
20. The refugees decided to storm the embassy.
    难民们决定冲进大使馆。
21. Kenya's long distance runners have taken the athletics world by storm.
    肯尼亚的长跑运动员在田径界获得了巨大成功。
22. He insists he will not resign and will weather the storm.
    他坚称自己不会辞职，一定渡过难关。
23. The climbers had been stranded by a storm
    登山者被暴风雨困住了。
24. A violent storm had struck the area.
    一场猛烈的暴风雨席卷了该地区。
25. Thousands of herring and crab are washed up on the beaches during every storm
    每次暴风雨过后海滩上都会留下数不尽的鲱鱼和螃蟹。
26. The storm has subsided.
    暴风雨停息了。
27. The fury of the storm subsided.
    狂怒的风暴减弱了。
28. The storm has subsided.; The trouble has blown over.
    风暴平息了。
29. The rumour raised a storm of conjecture.
    这谣言引起了一阵猜测。
30. The storm is coming up.
    起风暴了。

n.

a storm in a teacup

• 大惊小怪，小题大作，茶杯里的风暴（小事引起的大风波）
  a lot of anger or worry about sth that is not important

take sth/sb by storm

• 在某处大获成功；使观众等倾动
  to be extremely successful very quickly in a particular place or among particular people
  1. The play took London by storm.
     这部剧很快就风靡伦敦。
• 突袭攻占某处
  to attack a place suddenly and capture it

the calm before the storm

• 暴风雨（或大动荡、激烈辩论）前的平静
  a calm time immediately before an expected period of violent activity or argument

any port in a storm

• 慌不择路；饥不择食；有病乱投医
  if you are in great trouble, you take any help that is offered

noun

1. a direct and violent assault on a stronghold

2. a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning

   Synonym:    violent storm

3. a violent commotion or disturbance
   1. the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away
   2. it was only a tempest in a teapot

   Synonym:    tempest

verb

1. attack by storm

   Synonym:    surprise

2. take by force
   1. Storm the fort

   Synonym:    force

3. behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

   Synonym:    ramprage

4. blow hard
   1. It was storming all night

5. rain, hail, or snow hard and be very windy, often with thunder or lightning
   1. If it storms, we'll need shelter