storm/stɔːm/

n

1. C 风暴；暴风雨

• Crops were damaged by storms. 庄稼被暴风雨毁了。

• a sand storm 沙尘暴

2. C，常用单 (政治等的)风暴；大动荡

• Government plans for hospital closures provoked a storm of protest. 政府关闭医院的计划激起了强烈的抗议。

• cause a storm on campus 校园内引起一阵风潮

3. C 激发，(感情等的)爆发

• a storm of tears 涟涟泪水

• a storm of cheering 一阵欢呼

词组a storm in a teacup 小题大做，大惊小怪

• Her anger was unreasonable, a storm in a teacup. 她发怒毫无道理，真是小题大做。

bring a storm about sb.'s ears 引起对某人的强烈反感

• His speech which attacked the government's plan brought a storm about his ears. 他攻击政府计划的讲话招致了人们对他的强烈反对。

ride out a storm 渡过难关

• We'll try our best to ride out a storm. 我们要努力渡过难关。

take by storm

1. 攻占

• The soldiers took the city by storm. 战士们攻下了那座城市。

2. 完全征服，使神魂颠倒

• His singing took the theatre by storm. 他的演唱使全场观众为之倾倒。

up a storm

1. 极度

• sweat up a storm 大量汗水

2. 干劲十足地

• The cook was cooking up a storm right now. 厨师此刻正在起劲地烧菜煮饭。