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a downpour of [something]
A downpour of rain forced everyone indoors.
一场倾盆大雨迫使所有人都进了屋。
倾盆大雨
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倾盆大雨
a sudden heavy rain
A downpour of rain forced everyone indoors.
一场倾盆大雨迫使所有人都进了屋。
We got caught in a downpour on our way home.
我们在回家路上遇到了一场倾盆大雨。
A sudden downpour flooded the streets within minutes.
一场突如其来的倾盆大雨几分钟内就淹没了街道。
The picnic was ruined by a downpour in the afternoon.
野餐被下午的一场倾盆大雨搞砸了。
A downpour of rain forced everyone indoors.
一场倾盆大雨迫使所有人都进了屋。
He drove through a downpour.
他在倾盆大雨中开车。
A downpour started just as we left.
我们刚离开，一场倾盆大雨就开始了。
Not this
It downpoured heavily yesterday.
Use this
There was a heavy downpour yesterday.
“downpour”是名词，不能用作动词；应使用“there was a downpour”或动词短语“pour down”。
Not this
We encountered downpour while driving.
Use this
We encountered a downpour while driving.
“downpour”是可数名词，前面需要加不定冠词“a”。
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‘a’是短语的一部分，不可在同类语境中随意省略；常与量词‘一场’搭配。
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