| 单词 | storm warning |
| 释义 | storm warning[ stawrm-wawr-ning ] / ˈstɔrm ˌwɔr nɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR storm warning ON THESAURUS.COM nouna prominently displayed object, as a flag or lantern, or clearly audible sound, as from a horn or siren, that signals the expected arrival of a storm: As we speak, the island’s harbor masters are calling for storm warnings to be hoisted up every available flagpole. Meteorology. a notification by the National Weather Service of anticipated or occurring winds with sustained speeds of 48 knots (55 miles per hour, 25 meters per second) to 63 knots (73 miles per hour, 32 meters per second), or frequent gusts within that range, and not directly associated with a tropical cyclone. Compare hurricane warning, warning (def. 3). any sign or indication of approaching trouble, adversity, unrest, etc.: The arrival of troops at the border was an ominous storm warning.I could easily interpret that look on Mom’s face as a storm warning for me and my brother. Origin of storm warningFirst recorded in 1865–70 Words nearby storm warningstormstayed, storm surge, storm track, storm trooper, storm troops, storm warning, storm window, stormy, stormy petrel, Stornoway, Storrs Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for storm warningstorm warning nouna pattern of lights, flags, etc, displayed at certain ports as a warning to shipping of an approaching storm an announcement on radio or television of an approaching storm any warning of approaching danger or trouble Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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