cloudburst

IPA/ˈklaʊdbɜːst/
KK[klˈaʊdbˌɚst]IPA/ˈklaʊdbɜːrst/

cloudburst — 名詞

  • cloudburstsingular
  • cloudburstsplural

1. an intense burst of rain that begins without warning and lasts only a short time

1.名詞C1
釋義

暴雨；驟雨

突然落下、短時間內極大的雨

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.

例句

Diya was halfway up the mountain trail when a cloudburst soaked her through to the skin.

Diya 才爬到登山步道的一半，就被一場暴雨淋得全身濕透。

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.

一陣驟雨突然襲擊台北，五分鐘內就把夜市淹成腳踝深的水窪。

collocation: sudden cloudburst + result clause showing the rapid impact

常見搭配
  • sudden cloudburst
  • brief cloudburst
  • caught in a cloudburst
  • soaked by a cloudburst
同義詞
  • downpour

    more common everyday word; can last longer than a cloudburst

  • deluge

    more dramatic and often figurative; emphasises overwhelming quantity

  • torrent

    stresses the flowing force of the water rather than the suddenness

反義詞
  • 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).

常見錯誤

It rained cloudburst all day.
A cloudburst soaked us, then the rest of the day was dry.
cloudburst is a countable noun naming one short event, not a way of raining.
There was a three-hour cloudburst yesterday.
There was a three-hour downpour yesterday.
by definition a cloudburst is brief; use 'downpour' or 'storm' for longer events.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • cloudburst warning
  • cloudburst damage

常用片語

  • caught in a cloudburst
  • sudden cloudburst

介系詞搭配

  • in a cloudburst
  • by a cloudburst
  • during a cloudburst