:an extremely large, powerful, and destructive storm with very strong winds that occurs especially in the western part of the Atlantic Ocean(尤指大西洋西部的)飓风
: a tropical cyclone with winds of 74 miles (119 kilometers) per hour or greater that is usually accompanied by rain, thunder, and lightning, and that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes
Note:Hurricane has traditionally been used especially when naming or referring to storms occurring in the western Atlantic; it is used for storms in the northeastern Pacific as well.
The people who bought homes there would never find out the truth, unless a hurricane came and blew off their roofs and knocked down their walls. Carl Hiassen
A few days after Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans, a small group of strangers on bicycles showed up in the Algiers neighborhood, knocking on doors and asking if anyone needed medical attention. Tim Shorrock
The most recent system was Hurricane Erick, which charged towards Hawaii with winds topping 130mph as a category four system. Katie Sewell
Noun economic news that unleashed a hurricane on the trading floor
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Noun
Earl, the hurricane center said, was around 475 miles southeast of Bermuda on Wednesday morning. Alyssa Lukpat, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 Tropical-storm-force winds could spread across the island Thursday afternoon into Friday morning, the hurricane center said. Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 7 Sep. 2022 The hurricane center said the storm is expected to meander over the Atlantic for the next few days.CBS News, 2 Sep. 2022 Earl could bring up to 4 inches of rain and gusty winds to the islands through the weekend, the hurricane center said. Leigh Morgan, al, 2 Sep. 2022 It’s expected to move west, and then west-northwest, at 5 to 10 mph toward the islands of the northeastern Caribbean over the next few days, the hurricane center said. David Fleshler, Sun Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2022 Finally, the hurricane center is monitoring a tropical wave that is emerging off the coast of Africa which has a 20% percent chance of forming in the next five days. Natalia Jaramillo, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2022 The vice president was at the hurricane center for a briefing before visiting Florida International University, where she is expected to announce grants to defend against extreme weather events across the country. Matthew Daly, ajc, 1 Aug. 2022 The storm was moving northeast at nearly 8 mph and is expected to dissipate over the western Atlantic on Monday, the hurricane center said. Christine Fernando, USA TODAY, 2 July 2022
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The post-hurricane ecosystem was overwhelming, hostile and disheartening. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Aug. 2022 Whereas post-hurricane cleanups are mandated for public lands – and government funding is allocated to pay for them – private landowners have little incentive to haul away debris. Xander Peters, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Aug. 2022 The post-hurricane highs in 2005 were the equivalent of nearly $6 a gallon now. Michael E. Kanell, ajc, 7 June 2022 The year began with a devastating winter freeze in Texas, which led to the state’s largest non-hurricane weather loss event.Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2021 AccuWeather’s pre-hurricane season forecast called for 16-20 named tropical systems. Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2022 The year began with a devastating winter freeze in Texas, which led to the state’s largest non-hurricane weather loss event.Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2021 The year began with a devastating winter freeze in Texas, which led to the state’s largest non-hurricane weather loss event.Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2021 The year began with a devastating winter freeze in Texas, which led to the state’s largest non-hurricane weather loss event.Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2021 See More
ADJECTIVE | HURRICANE + VERB | HURRICANE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤major, powerful強烈的颶風HURRICANE + VERB➤hit sth, strike (sth)颶風襲擊(⋯)◇A hurricane hit the city yesterday at 5 p.m.昨天下午 5 時一場颶風襲擊了本市。➤come颶風來臨◇We had been warned there was a hurricane coming.我們得到警告,有一場颶風要來臨。➤damage sth, destroy sth, devastate sth颶風毀壞⋯◇The fields were devastated by the hurricane.農田被颶風摧毀了。➤blow颶風襲擊◇The hurricane blew ashore near San Fernando.颶風在聖費爾南多附近的海岸登陸。HURRICANE + NOUN➤force颶風級風力◇hurricane-force winds颶風級大風➤warning颶風警報▸➤damage, victim颶風造成的損害/受害者▸➤relief颶風救援▸➤season颶風季節PREPOSITION➤in a/the hurricane在颶風中◇The roof blew off in a hurricane.屋頂被颶風掀翻了。PHRASES➤the eye of the hurricane (= the central point)颶風眼