C 暴风雨〔雪〕 occasion of violent weather conditions, with strong winds and usually rain or snow, etc.

　brave a ～　冒风雨
　face a ～　面对风暴，面对风雨
　fear a ～　害怕风暴
　raise a ～　掀起风暴，引起风波
　ride out a ～　安然渡过风暴
　struggle against a ～　同暴风雨作斗争
　weather out a ～　战胜暴风雨
　bring a ～ about one's ears　引起强烈反对
　ride by ～　攻占，强烈感染或感动，大获成功
　talk up a ～　夸夸其谈
　economic ～　经济风暴
　electrical ～　雷电交加的暴风雨
　fearful ～　令人恐惧的风暴
　feeding ～　越来越大的暴风雨
　gathering ～　酝酿中的风暴
　heavy ～　大风暴
　revolutionary ～　革命风暴
　severe ～　剧烈的风暴
　violent ～　猛烈的风暴
　dust ～　尘暴
　fire ～　火风暴，大爆发，火力进攻
　ice ～　冰暴
　rain ～　暴风雨
　sand ～　沙暴，大风沙
　snow ～　暴风雪
　～ warning　风暴警报
　after a ～　暴风雨过后
　be caught in a ～　遭遇到暴风雨
　～ in a tea cup　小事引起的大风波
　a ～ of abuse　一阵辱骂
　a ～ of anger　一阵愤怒
　a ～ of cheering　一阵欢呼
　a ～ of criticism　一阵抨击
　a ～ of protest　激烈反对
　a ～ of weeping　一阵大哭

　The storm forbids us to proceed.　暴风雨阻止我们前进。
　The storm wrecked the ship.　那艘船因风暴遇难。
　The storm gathers.　暴风雨越来越大。
　The storm ruined the crops.　暴风雨毁坏了作物。
　The storm has ceased.　暴风雨停止了。
　The storm blew for two days.　那暴风刮了两天。
　The storm flung the ship upon the rocks.　暴风雨把船抛到岩石上。
　All the trains were halted when the storm started.　暴风雨来临时，所有的火车都停开。
　The rider forced his horse on through the storm.　那个骑马的人迫使马顶着暴风雨前进。
　The huge tree that had been blown down by the storm was an obstacle to traffic.　被风暴刮倒的大树是交通的障碍。
　It's the height of madness to sail at the height of the storm.　在暴风雨最猛烈的时候出航可谓疯狂到了极点。
　A storm is brewing.　暴风雨要来了。
　Cattle congregate during a storm.　在暴风雨中，牲口聚集在一起。
　The farmer met with misfortune, his crops were destroyed by a storm.　这个农民遭到不幸，他的作物被暴风雨毁坏了。
　There was a storm last night.　昨天夜里有暴风雨。
　On our way to the peak, a fierce storm suddenly blew up.　在爬向顶峰时，突然刮起猛烈的大风。
　They were caught in a fearful storm.　他们遭遇了可怕的暴风雨。
　There was a bad storm last week.　上星期下过一次暴雨。
　A terrific storm destroyed many houses.　一场可怕的风暴摧毁了许多房屋。
　The weather station says there will be storms.　气象台预报说将有暴风雨。
　The shocking revelations caused quite a storm.　这些惊人的揭露引起了一阵相当激烈的反应。
　His proposal was met by a storm of protest.　他的建议遭到激烈的反对。
　His foolish act has brought a storm about his ears.　他的愚蠢行动招致人们的强烈不满。
　The decision was greeted with a storm of abuse.　这决定招来了一阵怒骂声。
　The scandal caused a storm in parliament, resulting in the Prime Minister's resignation.　这一丑闻在国会引起轩然大波，致使首相辞职。
　They welcomed him with a storm of cheers.　他们以热烈的欢呼声欢迎他。

 ♣ take by storm
1. 强攻 defeat by a sudden violent attack
　They took the enemy's fortress by storm.　他们攻占了敌军要塞。
　In the early morning we took the enemy by storm.　清晨，我们对敌人发起猛攻。
2. 使某人〔地〕大为轰动 of a performer or performance to gain the great approval of
　Her singing took New York by storm.　她的歌唱得风靡了全纽约。
　John gave Jane so much attention that he took her by storm, and she said she would marry him.　约翰对简倍献殷勤，以至于使之为他神魂颠倒，她说她要嫁给约翰。
　The Beatles first visited America in 1964 and took the country by storm.　甲壳虫乐队于1964年第一次访问美国，立即使美国人民为之倾倒。
 ♣ weather the storm
1. 渡过恶劣气候 endure and survive a storm
　When the typhoon struck, we were afraid our ship might not be able to weather the storm.　当台风袭来的时候，我们生怕我们的船经受不住狂风暴雨。
2. 渡过危机 survive the crisis
　The recent recession was long and severe, many companies failed to weather the storm.　最近这次的经济萧条时间长且严重，许多公司未能渡过难关。

 ♣ storm, blizzard, hurricane, squall, tempest
　这组词都可表示夹有狂风和某种情况的恶劣天气，其区别是：storm指由于大气翻动而形成的恶劣天气，常指暴风雨〔雪〕; blizzard指很大的高而冷的暴风雪；hurricane指伴着飓风的热带暴风雨；squall指持续时间短、骤然的、猛烈的，并伴有雨雪的海上风暴；tempest为诗歌中的用语，可指任何猛烈的风暴，尤指夹杂雨、雪或冰雹的风暴。

1. vt. & vi.袭击　 capture a place by sudden and violent attack
2. vi.闯入　 rush violently
3. vi.狂怒　 give violent expression to anger

　～ a castle　攻占城堡
　～ a building　攻占建筑物
　～ enemy position　猛攻敌人阵地
　～ fort　攻占要塞
　～ the city　强攻城市
　～ ashore　强攻登岸
　～ angrily　咆哮
　～ furiously　狂怒地咆哮
　～ thunderously　雷声似地咆哮
　～ in　突然闯进
　～ out　猛冲而出
　～ about the house　怒气冲冲地在屋里横冲直撞
　～ against the garrison　向守军猛攻
　～ around the house　在房子周围怒吼
　～ at　因…而狂怒
　～ at the unexpected delay　因意外耽搁而大发雷霆
　～ into　强行冲入
　～ into the fort　强行冲入要塞
　～ into the office　怒气冲冲地进入办公室
　～ out of the room　怒冲冲走出房间
　～ through the street　猛冲过街道
　～ up the hill　向山上冲锋

　It stormed all day.　整日起风暴。
　Seasoned veterans were picked to storm the difficult enemy position.　有经验的老兵被挑选出来去突袭难攻的敌军阵地。
　The troop stormed an enemy position.　这支部队猛攻敌人的阵地。
　They stormed a castle.　他们攻占了城堡。

 ♣ storm about　(v.+prep.)
　气愤地谈（某事）　talk about sth in a very angry manner
　Through the open door we could hear him storming about the way he had been treated.　通过开着的门，我们可以听到他在气愤地谈着他所受到的不公正待遇。
 ♣ storm at　(v.+prep.)
　对…大发雷霆　become very angry because of sth/sb
　He stormed at the waiter and embarrassed everyone at the table.　他对侍者大发雷霆，使桌边的人都感到尴尬。
　I could hear Mother storming at her children for bringing mud into the house.　我听得见母亲在对孩子们发脾气，因为他们把泥巴带到屋里来了。
　It's no use storming at such injustices, the thing to do is to try to correct them.　对这种不公正的事，大发雷霆无济于事，倒是应设法纠正。
 ♣ storm into　(v.+prep.)
　非常气愤地进入　enter in a very angry manner
　The door flew open, and Father stormed into the room, in a very bad temper.　门猛地开了，父亲从外边暴跳如雷地走进屋子里来。
　The boss stormed into his office.　老板怒气冲冲地进了他的办公室。
　He stormed into the house.　他非常气愤地走进房子。
　The soldiers stormed their way into the fort.　士兵们攻入了那座要塞。
 ♣ storm out　(v.+adv.)
　非常气愤地出去，离开　leave in a very angry manner
　John got up and stormed out.　约翰站起身来，气冲冲地离开了。
　The man stormed out of the room.　那个人怒气冲冲地出了房间。

　［派生词］ stormy adj.有暴风雨的；愤怒的；冲动的，暴躁的‖stormily adv.有暴风雨地；愤怒地；冲动地‖storminess n.〈气〉风暴度；暴躁；激烈
　［同义词］ n. gale, tempest, thunderstorm v. assail, assault, attack, besiege, bombard, rage, rant
　［词源］　中古英语storm（暴风雨）