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
cloudbursts — plural of cloudburst
突然的暴雨。；暴雨
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。
用法提示：作可数名词单数，表示突然的短时暴雨。
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。
用法提示：作可数名词复数，指多次暴雨事件。
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。
用法提示：作可数名词单数，描述一次暴雨的后果。
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。
grammar · medium
易错句子It cloudburst yesterday.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子We had cloudburst in the afternoon.
正确表达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。
cloudburst 强调突然且强烈的暴雨，常持续较短时间；downpour 泛指大雨，不特指突然性。
deluge 语气更强，可指暴雨导致的洪水或比喻大量涌来的事物；cloudburst 仅指短暂的暴雨。
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