Word · Frequency #25972
typhoons
台风
typhoons is the plural of typhoon.
A tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans, equivalent to a hurricane; a severe rotating storm.
- 1.
A severe tropical cyclone; an intense, rotating storm.
- 2.
A Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft.
欧洲战斗机“台风”飞机
- 3.
a tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans
发生在西太平洋或印度洋的热带气旋
- 4.
A weather phenomenon in the northwestern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane except for its geographical region, typically resulting in wind speeds of 64 knots (119 km/h) or above. Equivalent to a cyclone in the Indian Ocean and Indonesia and Australia.
台风战斗机；欧洲战斗机“台风”飞机；发生在西太平洋或印度洋的热带气旋
In use
The typhoon destroyed many homes along the coast last night.
People are stocking up on food and water before the typhoon arrives.
The government issued a warning as the typhoon moved closer to the island.
typhoon hits/strikes [place]
A powerful typhoon struck the Philippines.
一场强台风袭击了菲律宾。
typhoon warning
typhoon warning 是固定搭配，表示台风警报。
The government issued a typhoon warning.
政府发布了台风警报。
during/in the typhoon
Connections
Collocations
- typhoon warning
- 台风警报
- The government issued a typhoon warning for the coastal areas.政府发布了沿海地区的台风警报。
- typhoon season
- 台风季
- Typhoon season in the Philippines usually begins in June.菲律宾的台风季通常从六月开始。
- powerful typhoon
- 强台风
- A powerful typhoon destroyed hundreds of homes.一场强台风摧毁了数百座房屋。
- typhoon hit
- 台风袭击
- The typhoon hit the coast at noon.台风在中午袭击了海岸。
- typhoon victims
- 台风灾民
- Thousands of typhoon victims are in need of food and water.数千名台风灾民急需食物和水。
- typhoon relief
Learner notes
Memory Tip
台风 typhoon 的发音像中文‘台风’的近似音：ty 像‘台’，phoon 像‘风’的变音。想象西太平洋上旋转的强风暴。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：weather forecasts、news reports、daily conversation typhoon 指热带气旋时通常属于中性词，多用于天气预报、新闻报道和日常交流，没有明显正式或非正式偏向。
Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为typhoons
Pronunciation & Spelling
typhoon 的重读尾音与下列以 -oon 结尾、读 /uːn/ 的词一致（moon、noon、spoon、balloon、lagoon、monsoon）。注意不要按字母把 -ph- 读成 /p/；拼写相似的 fun /fʌn/ 并不押韵。
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
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.