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a cloudburst + verb (e.g., hit, occur, cause)
cloudburst 常作主语，搭配动词表示暴雨的发生或影响。
A sudden cloudburst hit the city, flooding the streets.
一场突如其来的倾盆大雨袭击了城市，淹没了街道。
倾盆大雨；豪雨
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倾盆大雨；豪雨
a heavy rain
A sudden cloudburst hit the city, flooding the streets.
一场突如其来的倾盆大雨袭击了城市，淹没了街道。
突然的暴雨。
A sudden heavy rainstorm.
暴雨
a heavy rain
A sudden cloudburst drenched us before we could reach shelter.
一场突如其来的倾盆大雨在我们到达避雨处之前就把我们淋湿了。
The forecast warned of possible cloudbursts in the mountainous region.
天气预报警告山区可能出现倾盆大雨。
After the cloudburst, the streets were flooded within minutes.
暴雨过后，街道在几分钟内就被淹没了。
cloudburst 常作主语，搭配动词表示暴雨的发生或影响。
A sudden cloudburst hit the city, flooding the streets.
一场突如其来的倾盆大雨袭击了城市，淹没了街道。
cloudburst 作及物动词的宾语，常与 experience, survive 等动词连用。
The hikers experienced a severe cloudburst on the mountain.
徒步旅行者在山上经历了一场严重的暴雨。
用于介词短语中，表示时间背景。
They took shelter under a tree during the cloudburst.
他们在暴雨期间躲在一棵树下。
Not this
It cloudburst yesterday.
Use this
There was a cloudburst yesterday.
cloudburst 是名词，不是动词。英语中表示“下暴雨”应该用 there be 结构或使用名词作主语，而不能直接将其当作动词使用。
Not this
We had cloudburst in the afternoon.
Use this
We had a cloudburst in the afternoon.
cloudburst 是可数名词，在句子中作宾语时需带不定冠词 a/an 或定冠词 the，不能直接使用零冠词。
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可数名词，常指突然的、短暂的暴雨。
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