downpours

英 [ˈdaʊnpɔːz]

美 [ˈdaʊnˌpɔrz]

n.  倾盆大雨; 暴雨; 骤雨
downpour的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 倾盆大雨;暴雨;骤雨
  Adownpouris a sudden and unexpected heavy fall of rain.
  1. ...a sudden downpour of rain.
     突降的暴雨

双语例句

• While lingering dry spells cripple some parts of the country, heavy downpours have inundated others.
  在持续干旱期严重破坏我国一些地区的同时，倾盆大雨使其它地区洪水泛滥。
• The heat waves, drought, wildfires, downpours, floods, and ruined crops closely match the predictions of climate scientists.
  热浪、旱灾、野火、暴雨、水灾和遭受破坏的农作物与气候科学家的预测极为一致。
• They said river basin areas could be hit by more downpours and extreme weather conditions than in previous years. Middle reaches of Yangtze basin areas could receive 20 percent more rainfall than before, according to the hydro-graphic office of the Changjiang Water Resources Commission.
  他们表示，长江流域会受到强降雨和极端天气的影响，今年的强降雨和极端天气明显比往年多。长江水利委员会水文局称，长江中游地区降雨量超出往年的20%。
• The flooding also has caused the homeless to flee for shelter as they brace for more downpours, the news agency said.
  新华社称，水灾还迫使无家可归的人在多次倾盆大雨来临之际纷纷逃离去寻找庇护所。
• The loss of homing pigeons, which can be worth up to? 200,000, has baffled experts, but the most popular theory is the abnormal number of summer showers, sending birds off course as they attempt to fly around the downpours.
  神秘失踪的赛鸽总价值高达20万英镑，这也让专家们感到困惑。但最流行的说法是，夏季骤雨频发，让赛鸽为了躲避暴雨而偏离了航向。
• Massive flooding, similar to the1998 floods that killed thousands of people, is likely to occur this year if downpours continue to batter the upper and middle reaches of the Yangtze River.
  暴雨如在长江中上游持续下去，规模堪比1998年的洪灾将可能再次重演，那年的洪灾夺去了数千人的生命。
• The heavy downpours resulted in flash floods, trapping dozens of people.
  倾盆大雨造成的洪灾使数十人被困。
• A typical hurricane brings 6 to 12 inches of downpours resulting in sudden floods.
  一场典型的飓风可带来6至12英寸的骤然降水，而导致洪水爆发。
• Torrential downpours have caused rivers to burst their banks, roads have been closed and many people have been evacuated from their homes because of the floods.
  倾盆大雨导致了河流决堤，道路封锁，许多人因为洪水的关系离开家园，被迫疏散。
• According to the national weather forecast, Anhui, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan and Guangxi will continue to experience heavy downpours.
  根据国家气象预报，安徽，江苏，上海，浙江，福建，江西，湖南，广西将继续经历大雨。