downpours

英 [ˈdaʊnpɔːz]

美 [ˈdaʊnˌpɔrz]

n.  倾盆大雨; 暴雨; 骤雨
downpour的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 倾盆大雨;暴雨;骤雨
  Adownpouris a sudden and unexpected heavy fall of rain.
  1. ...a sudden downpour of rain.
     突降的暴雨

双语例句

• They said river basin areas could be hit by more downpours and extreme weather conditions than in previous years. Middle reaches of Yangtze basin areas could receive 20 percent more rainfall than before, according to the hydro-graphic office of the Changjiang Water Resources Commission.
  他们表示，长江流域会受到强降雨和极端天气的影响，今年的强降雨和极端天气明显比往年多。长江水利委员会水文局称，长江中游地区降雨量超出往年的20%。
• The downpours increased water levels on the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, with the water resources commission reducing water discharged from the Three Gorges Dam to aid the rescue and recovery effort.
  受降雨影响，长江中游水位不断升高，水利委员会已减少三峡大坝排水以帮助救援和恢复工作。
• The downpours also brought a landslide in the same district early Sunday morning, and three buried people have been retrieved and sent to a local hospital, according to the statement.
  据声明称，18日凌晨的降雨还造成同地区的另一起山体滑坡。三名掩埋群众被救出并送往当地医院。
• The loss of homing pigeons, which can be worth up to? 200,000, has baffled experts, but the most popular theory is the abnormal number of summer showers, sending birds off course as they attempt to fly around the downpours.
  神秘失踪的赛鸽总价值高达20万英镑，这也让专家们感到困惑。但最流行的说法是，夏季骤雨频发，让赛鸽为了躲避暴雨而偏离了航向。
• A gray sky of drizzle after two weeks of downpours and puddles in the parking lots wouldn't give way.
  两周暴雨后，铅灰色的天空又下起了毛毛细雨，停车场上的水坑永远不会退缩。
• While lingering dry spells cripple some parts of the country, heavy downpours have inundated others.
  在持续干旱期严重破坏我国一些地区的同时，倾盆大雨使其它地区洪水泛滥。
• A typical hurricane brings 6 to 12 inches of downpours resulting in sudden floods.
  一场典型的飓风可带来6至12英寸的骤然降水，而导致洪水爆发。
• Heavy downpours in the province also caused havoc in other areas.
  持续的强暴雨也给陕西省其他地区造成了严重破坏。
• The heavy downpours resulted in flash floods, trapping dozens of people.
  倾盆大雨造成的洪灾使数十人被困。
• Torrential downpours have caused rivers to burst their banks, roads have been closed and many people have been evacuated from their homes because of the floods.
  倾盆大雨导致了河流决堤，道路封锁，许多人因为洪水的关系离开家园，被迫疏散。