haboob
/həˈbuːb/ (bre, ipa) · /həˈbuːb/ (ame, ipa) · /hə-ˈbüb/ (ame, mw)
haboob — 名詞
- haboobsingular
- haboobsplural
1. a thick, fast-moving wall of sand mixed with dust, pushed forward by powerful wi
沙塵暴
乾旱地區強風捲起的沙塵牆
a thick, fast-moving wall of sand mixed with dust, pushed forward by powerful winds in hot, dry regions like the Sahara or parts of Arizona, often appearing as a towering brown cloud that swallows the sky for several minutes.
A massive haboob rolled across Phoenix last summer, turning the afternoon sky brown within minutes.
去年夏天一場巨大的沙塵暴橫掃鳳凰城，幾分鐘內就把午後的天空變成了棕色。
haboob + verb of motion (rolled/swept/moved across [city])
Omar covered his face with a scarf as the haboob reached the edge of the village.
當沙塵暴逼近村莊邊緣時，Omar 用圍巾摀住了臉。
human response to an approaching haboob
The pilots grounded every flight at the airport once the haboob was spotted on radar.
雷達一偵測到沙塵暴，機場的飛行員就停飛了所有班機。
Tariro had never seen a haboob before moving to Khartoum, where they happen several times a year.
Tariro 搬到喀土穆之前從沒見過沙塵暴，那裡一年會發生好幾次。
Inside the truck, Wren listened to grains of sand pelt the windows during the haboob.
在卡車裡，Wren 聽著沙粒在沙塵暴中拍打車窗。
- dust storm
general English term; a haboob is one specific, intense type
- sandstorm
broader; emphasises sand grains, while a haboob includes finer dust as well
文法句型
a haboob
the haboob hit/swept/rolled
用法筆記
Often used with verbs of motion ('roll', 'sweep', 'move across') because the storm advances as a visible wall. Borrowed from Arabic and used most often when describing storms in Sudan, the Sahel, the Arabian Peninsula, or the American Southwest.