Word · Frequency #2871
storming
起风暴；狂风大作
storming is the present participle of storm.
(of weather) to be violent, with strong winds and usually rain, snow, or hail
多用于 it storms 等无人称句。
- 1.
To make (someone or something) stormy; to agitate (someone or something) violently.
- 2.
To disturb or trouble (someone).
- 3.
To use (harsh language).
- 4.
To violently assault (a fortified position or stronghold, a building, etc.) with the aim of gaining control of it.
- 5.
Of the weather: to be violent, with strong winds and usually lightning and thunder, and/or hail, rain, or snow.
- 6.
To be exposed to harsh (especially cold) weather.
- 7.
To move noisily and quickly like a storm (noun etymology 1, noun sense 1), usually in a state of anger or uproar.
- 8.
To move quickly in the course of an assault on a fortified position or stronghold, a building, etc.
- 9.
To be in a violent temper; to use harsh language; to fume, to rage.
猛攻；强攻；冲；闯；怒斥；咆哮；使激动；使不安；遭受恶劣天气；冒风雨
In use
It stormed all night, and the thunder kept me awake.
The weather forecast says it will storm tomorrow afternoon.
It was storming heavily when our flight landed.
storm into sth
表示愤怒地进入某地，常与地点名词连用。
He stormed into the room.
他气冲冲地闯进房间。
storm out of sth
表示愤怒地离开某地，out of后接地点。
She stormed out of the office.
她气冲冲地冲出办公室。
storm at sb
表示对某人大声怒吼，at后接人。
The boss stormed at the employees.
老板对员工怒吼。
Connections
Collocations
- storm the building
- 强攻大楼
- The police stormed the building to rescue the hostages.警方强攻大楼以解救人质。
- storm out
- 气冲冲地出去
- He stormed out of the room after the argument.争吵后他气冲冲地离开了房间。
- storm into the room
- 气冲冲地闯进房间
- She stormed into the room and demanded an explanation.她气冲冲地闯进房间，要求一个解释。
- storm at someone
- 对某人大发雷霆
- The manager stormed at the staff for missing the deadline.经理因错过截止日期而对员工大发雷霆。
Pop culture & quotes
- Have fun storming the castle!
- 祝你们攻城愉快！After Miracle Max tells them to be careful, the trio sets off to storm Prince Humperdinck's castle.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记忆：风暴(storm)来临时，狂风像军队一样猛攻(storm)门窗，记住动词storm就是“猛攻、强攻”的意思。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：weather forecasts、daily conversation、literature 这个义项指天气猛烈、刮大风下大雨，属于中性表达，多用于天气预报、日常聊天或文学作品；正式和口语中都比较自然。
Grammar Note
storm作动词时，可作及物（如storm the gate）或不及物（如storm into the room）使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词的重读音节与 storm (/stɔrm/) 押韵，韵尾都是 /ɔrm/：form、warm、swarm、norm、dorm、perform。注意 warm 和 swarm 用 "ar" 拼写这个音；worm 拼写很像 storm，但读 /wɜrm/，不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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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