cloudburst
/ˈklaʊdbɜːst/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈklaʊdbɜːrst/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈklau̇d-ˌbərst/ (ame, mw)
cloudburst — noun
- cloudburstsingular
- cloudburstsplural
1. an intense burst of rain that begins without warning and lasts only a short time
an intense burst of rain that begins without warning and lasts only a short time, often dropping enough water in minutes to flood streets and gardens.
Diya was halfway up the mountain trail when a cloudburst soaked her through to the skin.
countable singular: 'a cloudburst' as a one-off weather event
A sudden cloudburst over Taipei turned the night market into ankle-deep puddles within five minutes.
collocation: sudden cloudburst + result clause showing the rapid impact
Farmers near Joaquín's village welcomed the cloudburst after weeks of dry, cracked fields.
The cloudburst caught Adaeze and her younger brother without raincoats on the walk home from school.
Roads in the valley were washed out by a cloudburst that dropped two months of rain in one afternoon.
- drizzle
very light, fine rain that may continue for a long time
文法句型
a cloudburst
the cloudburst
用法筆記
Subject of weather verbs (hit, strike, drench, flood) or object of 'caught in / soaked by'. Stronger than a 'shower' (light, brief) but shorter and more localised than a 'storm' (which implies wind and longer duration).