downpour

/ˈdaʊnpɔː(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdaʊnpɔːr/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdau̇n-ˌpȯr/ (ame, mw)

downpour — 名詞

  • downpoursingular
  • downpoursplural

1. a large amount of rain that falls in a short burst, often starting with little o

1.名詞B1
釋義

暴雨

短時間內突然降下的大雨

a large amount of rain that falls in a short burst, often starting with little or no warning

例句

Keiko waited under the shop awning until the downpour eased.

Keiko 在商店遮陽棚下等待，直到暴雨減弱。

collocation: wait until the downpour eases

A sudden downpour soaked Dmitri's laundry on the clothesline.

突如其來的暴雨打濕了 Dmitri 晾在曬衣繩上的衣物。

collocation: sudden downpour

同義詞
  • cloudburst

    more sudden and violent, often lasting only a few minutes

  • torrential rain

    emphasises the force and volume of the rainfall rather than its duration

  • deluge

    more literary; can also refer to any overwhelming flood of things, not only rain

反義詞
  • drizzle

    light, fine rain that falls steadily

  • sprinkle

    very brief, scattered light rain

用法筆記

Countable noun: you can say a downpour, the downpour, or downpours. Not used for light or moderate rain — reserve it for rain heavy enough to disrupt what you are doing.

常見錯誤

❌There was a light downpour this morning.
✅There was a heavy shower this morning.
💡A downpour is always heavy; describing it as 'light' makes no sense.