blizzard
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++bliz·zard /ˈblɪzəd $ -ərd/ ●○○ noun [countable] 1 DNa severe snowstorm 暴风雪 We got stuck in a blizzard. 我们被暴风雪困住了。► see thesaurus at storm2 LOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNTa sudden large amount of something unpleasant or annoying that you must deal with 大量〔要处理的麻烦事〕 → floodblizzard of a blizzard of emails 一大堆要处理的电子邮件
Examples from the Corpus
blizzard• Stock prices finished mostly higher in a session significantly quieted by a blizzard that crippled much of the East Coast.• Less than twenty miles out of Aberdeen they ran into a blizzard.• a blizzard of memos• The first couple of days brought a continuous heavy blizzard.• Gadoury believes this winter is beginning to look like the winter of 1978, when snow dropped by the blizzard thawed early.• Eliot had to drive home in the blizzard.• Through the blizzard she could see the constant effort of the family to keep their crude tent intact.bliz·zard nounChineseSyllable
Corpus severe snowstorm a
blizzard
bliz‧zard /ˈblɪzəd $ -ərd/
noun [countable]
1. a severe snowstorm:
We got stuck in a blizzard.
2. a sudden large amount of something unpleasant or annoying that you must deal with ⇨ flood
blizzard of
a blizzard of emails
bliz‧zard /ˈblɪzəd $ -ərd/
noun [countable]1. a severe snowstorm:
2. a sudden large amount of something unpleasant or annoying that you must deal with ⇨ flood
blizzard of
Good weather 好天气
be bathed in/bask in/be blessed with/enjoy bright/brilliant/glorious sunshine沐浴着／享受着明媚的／灿烂的阳光 the sun shines/warms sth/beats down (on sth) 太阳照耀着／温暖着／照射在… the sunshine breaks/streams through sth 阳光穿过… fluffy/wispy clouds drift across the sky 绒毛般的／一缕缕云彩在空中飘过 a gentle/light/stiff/cool/warm/sea breeze blows in/comes in off the sea 微风／轻风／强风／凉爽的风／暖风／海风从海上吹来 the snow crunches beneath/under sb's feet/boots 积雪在…脚下／靴子下嘎吱作响
Bad weather 坏天气
thick/dark/storm clouds form/gather/roll in/cover the sky/block out the sun 厚厚的云层／乌云／暴风云形成／聚集／大量聚集／遮住天空／挡住太阳 the sky darkens/turns black 天空变暗／变黑 a fine mist hangs in the air 一丝薄雾弥漫在空气中 a dense/heavy/thick fog rolls in 浓雾滚滚而来 the rain falls/comes down (in buckets/sheets)/pours down 下雨了；大雨倾盆而下；大雨滂沱 snow falls/comes down/covers sth 雪花飘落／覆盖着… the wind blows/whistles/howls/picks up/whips through sth/sweeps across sth 风刮／嗖嗖地刮／呼啸而过／愈刮愈大／刮过…／掠过… strong/gale-force winds blow/gust (up to 80 mph) 狂风大作（高达每小时 80 英里的速度） a storm is approaching/is moving inland/hits/strikes/rages 暴风雨即将降临／向内陆移动／来临／袭来／肆虐 thunder rolls/rumbles/sounds 雷声隆隆 (forked/sheet) lightning strikes/hits/flashes （叉状的／片状的）闪电袭来／闪过 a (blinding/snow) blizzard hits/strikes/blows/rages （令人目眩的）暴风雪袭来／大作／肆虐 a tornado touches down/hits/strikes/destroys sth/rips through sth 龙卷风袭击／摧毁…／撕裂… forecast/expect/predict rain/snow/a category-four hurricane预报有雨／雪／四级飓风 ( NAmE pour (down)/ ( BrE pour (down) with rain下瓢泼大雨 get caught in/seek shelter from/escape the rain遇上下雨；寻找避雨处；躲雨 be covered/shrouded in mist/a blanket of fog笼罩在雾霭之中／厚厚的一层雾中 be in for/brave/shelter from a/the storm即将遇到／勇敢面对／躲避暴风雨 hear rolling/distant thunder听到隆隆的／远处的雷声 be battered/buffeted by strong winds遭受强风肆虐；被强风吹得左右摇摆 ( BrE be blowing a gale在刮大风 battle against/brave the elements与恶劣天气搏斗；冒着风雨
The weather improves 天气好转
the sun breaks through the clouds 太阳破云而出 the sky clears/brightens (up)/lightens (up) 天放晴了 the clouds part/clear 乌云散去 the rain stops/lets up/holds off 雨停了／小了／延迟了 the wind dies down 风逐渐平息 the storm passes 暴风雨过去了 the mist/fog lifts/clears 薄雾／雾消散了