Word · Frequency #18961
downpour
暴雨；倾盆大雨
a heavy fall of rain
- 1.
A heavy fall of rain.
倾盆大雨
- 2.
a heavy rain
大雨
倾盆大雨；大雨；倾盆大雨；注下
In use
We got caught in a sudden downpour while hiking and were soaked within minutes.
The downpour flooded the streets, causing traffic jams across the city.
After the downpour, the air felt cool and fresh, and the plants looked vibrant.
a downpour
downpour 是可数名词，通常与不定冠词连用。
We got caught in a downpour on our way home.
我们在回家的路上遇上了倾盆大雨。
heavy downpour
常用 heavy, torrential 等形容词修饰。
The forecast warns of heavy downpours this afternoon.
天气预报警告今天下午有强降雨。
in a downpour
in a downpour 表示在暴雨中，常与动词 caught, stood 等连用。
He stood in the downpour without an umbrella.
他站在倾盆大雨中，没有打伞。
a downpour of rain
of rain 可省略，但加上后更强调降雨。
A sudden downpour of rain soaked the crowd.
突然一阵倾盆大雨淋湿了人群。
Common mistakes
It is downpour right now.It is pouring down right now.
Downpour 是名词，不能用作动词。表达“下倾盆大雨”应使用动词短语 pour down。
There was a heavy downpour of rain.There was a downpour.
Downpour 本身就表示倾盆大雨，加上 heavy 和 of rain 属于冗余，应避免重复修饰。
Connections
Collocations
- torrential downpour
- 瓢泼大雨
- The torrential downpour turned the roads into rivers.瓢泼大雨让道路变成了一条条河流。
- sudden downpour
- 骤雨
- A sudden downpour soaked the parade.一场骤雨淋湿了游行的队伍。
- brief downpour
- 短时大雨
- A brief downpour passed over the city.一阵短时大雨掠过了这座城市。
- overnight downpour
- 整夜暴雨
- The overnight downpour caused flooding in several streets.整夜暴雨导致几条街道被淹。
- caught in a downpour
- 碰上大雨
- We got caught in a downpour and had to shelter under a tree.我们碰上了大雨，只好在一棵树下躲雨。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象大雨从天上“向下（down）倾倒（pour）”，水哗哗往下泼，就是倾盆大雨。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：天气预报、日常对话、新闻报道 该词为普通中性用词，书面和口语中都常见，通常无需特别区分正式程度。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The first syllable 'down' in 'downpour' rhymes with 'brown', 'town', and 'crown' (/aʊn/). The ending '-pour' is pronounced exactly like the verb 'pour' /pɔːr/. Beware lookalikes 'sour' and 'hour': they end in -our but are pronounced /ˈsaʊər/ and /ˈaʊər/, so they do not rhyme with 'pour'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.