a squall + verb
A sudden squall hit the sailing boat.
一阵突然的飑击中了帆船。
狂风;暴风雨;飑
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
狂风;暴风雨;飑
a sudden violent wind, often with rain or snow
A sudden squall hit the sailing boat.
一阵突然的飑击中了帆船。
突然的风暴,如出现在飑线中的风暴。
A sudden storm, as found in a squall line.
突然的强风;常伴有降水
sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation
飑线、多单体线或飑线的一部分。
A squall line, multicell line, or part of a squall line.
大声喊叫或哭号。
A loud cry or wail.
A sudden squall swept across the lake, forcing the sailors to lower the sails.
一阵突如其来的狂风横扫湖面,迫使水手们降下船帆。
Dark clouds gathered and a squall hit the coast just before sunset.
乌云聚集,日落前一场暴风雨袭击了海岸。
The weather forecast warned of a squall, so we canceled the picnic.
天气预报警告有暴风,所以我们取消了野餐。
A sudden squall hit the sailing boat.
一阵突然的飑击中了帆船。
The hikers were caught in a squall without shelter.
徒步旅行者们毫无遮蔽地遭遇了飑。
We experienced a squall of rain and strong winds.
我们经历了一阵伴有强风的大雨飑。
Not this
We experienced squall yesterday.
Use this
We experienced a squall yesterday.
中文学习者常漏掉可数名词单数前的不定冠词'a','squall'作名词表示'飑'时为可数名词,需加冠词。
Not this
Squall is dangerous.
Use this
Squalls are dangerous.
中文学习者可能用单数形式表示泛指,但英语中可数名词的泛指需用复数形式,表示'飑'这类天气现象通常用复数。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
飑线
The storm system formed a well-defined squall line.
风暴系统形成了一条清晰的飑线。
雪飑;阵雪
A snow squall reduced visibility to near zero on the highway.
一场雪飑使公路上的能见度降到几乎为零。
雨飑;阵雨狂风
We took shelter in a cave when a rain squall swept through.
一阵雨飑扫过时,我们躲进了一个山洞。
突发的狂风
A sudden squall capsized the small boat.
一阵突发的狂风掀翻了小船。
白飑;晴天突起的飑
Sailors fear the white squall that can strike without warning.
水手们害怕会毫无预兆袭来的白飑。
一阵抗议声
The mayor's decision caused a squall of protest among the citizens.
市长的决定在市民中引起了一阵抗议。
一阵大笑
The comedian's joke drew a squall of laughter from the audience.
喜剧演员的笑话引得观众一阵大笑。
突然刮起了猛烈的飑风,波浪打到船上,船几乎被淹没。
The sudden squall knocked down several trees and delayed the ferry.
突然的飑风刮倒了几棵树,渡轮也因此延误。
Use squall naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想:squall 骤起狂风时云像被扭成“qu”形,还伴有哭喊般呼啸。
语域:mixed 常见场景:气象预报、航海、户外天气突变、婴儿哭闹、文学描写 作名词时,“squall”通常指突然出现的强风或风暴(常伴有降水),比较常见于气象、航海等专业或书面语境;而表示“大声哭喊/尖叫”的用法多见于文学或日常描写。整体语气会随语境在专业与口语之间变化,需根据上下文判断。
常用于气象学,指突然的暴风
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