Word · Frequency #21120
squall
狂风；暴风雨；飑
a sudden violent wind, often with rain or snow
- 1.
A sudden storm, as found in a squall line.
突然的风暴,如出现在飑线中的风暴。
- 2.
sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation
突然的强风；常伴有降水
- 3.
A squall line, multicell line, or part of a squall line.
飑线、多单体线或飑线的一部分。
- 4.
A loud cry or wail.
大声喊叫或哭号。
大声哭喊；嚎哭；尖叫；飑线；雷暴带；突然的风暴,如出现在飑线中的风暴。；突然的强风；常伴有降水；飑线、多单体线或飑线的一部分。
In use
A sudden squall swept across the lake, forcing the sailors to lower the sails.
Dark clouds gathered and a squall hit the coast just before sunset.
The weather forecast warned of a squall, so we canceled the picnic.
a squall + verb
A sudden squall hit the sailing boat.
一阵突然的飑击中了帆船。
in a squall
The hikers were caught in a squall without shelter.
徒步旅行者们毫无遮蔽地遭遇了飑。
a squall of + noun
Connections
Collocations
- squall line
- 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。
- snow squall
- 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。
- rain squall
- 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。
- sudden squall
- 突发的狂风
- A sudden squall capsized the small boat.一阵突发的狂风掀翻了小船。
- white squall
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
常用于气象学，指突然的暴风
Pronunciation & Spelling
These six words all rhyme with squall: they share the final /ɔl/ sound and the spelling chunk -all. Be careful with lookalikes like squalid /ˈskwɑːlɪd/ or squash /skwɒʃ/: they start with the same letters but sound different.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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