hurricane

noun

/ˈhʌrɪkən/

/ˈhɜːrəkeɪn/

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a violent storm with very strong winds, especially in the western Atlantic Ocean
- A powerful hurricane hit the Florida coast.
- Hurricane Sandy devastated the area.
- The hurricane season does not end until November.
- hurricane victims
- hurricane-force winds
- The proceeds will go to hurricane relief.
Wordfinder
- avalanche
- cyclone
- disaster
- earthquake
- eruption
- flood
- hurricane
- landslide
- tornado
- tsunami
Wordfinder
- breeze
- buffet
- calm
- force
- gale
- gust
- hurricane
- prevailing
- tornado
- wind
Collocations The weather
The weatherGood weather
- be bathed in/bask in/be blessed with/enjoy bright/brilliant/glorious sunshine
- the sun shines/warms something/beats down (on something)
- the sunshine breaks/streams through something
- fluffy/wispy clouds drift across the sky
- a gentle/light/stiff/cool/warm/sea breeze blows in/comes in off the sea
- the snow crunches beneath/under somebody’s feet/boots
Bad weather
- thick/dark/storm clouds form/gather/roll in/cover the sky/block out the sun
- the sky darkens/turns black
- a fine mist hangs in the air
- a dense/heavy/thick fog rolls in
- the rain falls/comes down (in buckets/sheets)/pours down
- snow falls/comes down/covers something
- the wind blows/whistles/howls/picks up/whips through something/sweeps across something
- strong/gale-force winds blow/gust (up to 80 mph)
- a storm is approaching/is moving inland/hits/strikes/rages
- thunder rolls/rumbles/sounds
- (forked/sheet) lightning strikes/hits/flashes
- a (blinding/snow) blizzard hits/strikes/blows/rages
- a tornado touches down/hits/strikes/destroys something/rips through something
- forecast/expect/predict rain/snow/a category-four hurricane
- (North American English) pour (down)/ (British English) pour (down) with rain
- get caught in/seek shelter from/escape the rain
- be covered/shrouded in mist/a blanket of fog
- be in for/brave/shelter from a/the storm
- hear rolling/distant thunder
- be battered/buffeted by strong winds
- (British English) be blowing a gale
- battle against/brave the elements
The weather improves
- the sun breaks through the clouds
- the sky clears/brightens (up)/lightens (up)
- the clouds part/clear
- the rain stops/lets up/holds off
- the wind dies down
- the storm passes
- the mist/fog lifts/clears
compare cyclone, typhoon
Extra Examples
- Hurricane Betty is now approaching the coast of Florida.
- The fields were devastated by the hurricane.
- The hurricane blew ashore near San Fernando.
- The hurricane took several days to blow itself out.
- The roof blew off in a hurricane.
- We had been warned there was a hurricane coming.
Topics Weatherb1, The environmentb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- major
- powerful
hurricane + verb
- hit something
- strike (something)
- come
- …
hurricane + noun
- force
- warning
- damage
- …
preposition
- in a/the hurricane
phrases
- the eye of the hurricane
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Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Spanish huracán, probably from Taino hurakán ‘god of the storm’.

单词	hurricane
释义	hurricane noun /ˈhʌrɪkən/ /ˈhɜːrəkeɪn/ jump to other results a violent storm with very strong winds, especially in the western Atlantic Ocean A powerful hurricane hit the Florida coast. Hurricane Sandy devastated the area. The hurricane season does not end until November. hurricane victims hurricane-force winds The proceeds will go to hurricane relief. Wordfinder avalanche cyclone disaster earthquake eruption flood hurricane landslide tornado tsunami Wordfinder breeze buffet calm force gale gust hurricane prevailing tornado wind Collocations The weatherThe weatherGood weather be bathed in/bask in/be blessed with/enjoy bright/brilliant/glorious sunshine the sun shines/warms something/beats down (on something) the sunshine breaks/streams through something fluffy/wispy clouds drift across the sky a gentle/light/stiff/cool/warm/sea breeze blows in/comes in off the sea the snow crunches beneath/under somebody’s feet/boots Bad weather thick/dark/storm clouds form/gather/roll in/cover the sky/block out the sun the sky darkens/turns black a fine mist hangs in the air a dense/heavy/thick fog rolls in the rain falls/comes down (in buckets/sheets)/pours down snow falls/comes down/covers something the wind blows/whistles/howls/picks up/whips through something/sweeps across something strong/gale-force winds blow/gust (up to 80 mph) a storm is approaching/is moving inland/hits/strikes/rages thunder rolls/rumbles/sounds (forked/sheet) lightning strikes/hits/flashes a (blinding/snow) blizzard hits/strikes/blows/rages a tornado touches down/hits/strikes/destroys something/rips through something forecast/expect/predict rain/snow/a category-four hurricane (North American English) pour (down)/ (British English) pour (down) with rain get caught in/seek shelter from/escape the rain be covered/shrouded in mist/a blanket of fog be in for/brave/shelter from a/the storm hear rolling/distant thunder be battered/buffeted by strong winds (British English) be blowing a gale battle against/brave the elements The weather improves the sun breaks through the clouds the sky clears/brightens (up)/lightens (up) the clouds part/clear the rain stops/lets up/holds off the wind dies down the storm passes the mist/fog lifts/clears compare cyclone, typhoon Extra Examples Hurricane Betty is now approaching the coast of Florida. The fields were devastated by the hurricane. The hurricane blew ashore near San Fernando. The hurricane took several days to blow itself out. The roof blew off in a hurricane. We had been warned there was a hurricane coming. Topics Weatherb1, The environmentb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective major powerful hurricane + verb hit something strike (something) come … hurricane + noun force warning damage … preposition in a/the hurricane phrases the eye of the hurricane See full entry Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Spanish huracán, probably from Taino hurakán ‘god of the storm’.
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