dust storm
dust storm — 名詞
1. A weather event in which strong winds sweep up dust and sand from dry ground and
沙塵暴
強風吹起大量沙塵的天氣現象
A weather event in which strong winds sweep up dust and sand from dry ground and carry it across the land as a thick, moving cloud.
The dust storm turned the afternoon sky a deep orange and forced drivers off the road.
沙塵暴將午後的天空染成深橘色，迫使駕駛人離開道路。
A sudden dust storm trapped Selim and his family inside their home for three days.
一場突如其來的沙塵暴將 Selim 和他的家人困在家中三天。
collocation: sudden dust storm
The dust storm that struck Matara left every street buried under a thick layer of sand.
沙塵暴襲擊 Matara 後，每條街道都被厚厚的沙土覆蓋。
Joon photographed the dust storm as it rolled across the wheat fields near her village.
Joon 拍下沙塵暴橫掃她村莊附近麥田的畫面。
The dust storm swept through the open-air market, and Ife pulled her scarf up over her face.
沙塵暴橫掃露天市場，Ife 連忙拉起圍巾遮住臉。
- sandstorm
carries heavier sand particles that stay closer to the ground; often used interchangeably with dust storm in everyday English
- haboob
a technical term for an intense dust storm that advances as a wall of sand, most common in Sudan and the Middle East
- dust devil
a small, spinning column of dust, much more localised and shorter-lived than a full dust storm
用法筆記
Often appears in news reports about dry regions. Frequently paired with movement verbs such as hit, sweep through, and roll in to describe how the storm arrives and moves.