hurricane
hurricane — noun
1. a large, powerful storm that develops over warm tropical oceans, with extremely
a large, powerful storm that develops over warm tropical oceans, with extremely strong winds that spin in a circle and can cause great damage when it reaches land.
The hurricane destroyed hundreds of homes along the coast of Florida.
collocation: hurricane + destroy
Meteorologists warned residents that the hurricane would reach the island by Thursday.
Sari's family spent three days preparing for the hurricane by boarding up their windows.
The hurricane's winds were so strong that they uprooted old oak trees from the ground.
People living near the coast should have an emergency plan in case a hurricane strikes.
- typhoon
the same type of storm in the Northwest Pacific Ocean
- cyclone
the same type of storm in the Indian Ocean and South Pacific
- tropical storm
a weaker system with lower wind speeds that can develop into a hurricane
用法筆記
In the Atlantic and Northeast Pacific, these storms are called 'hurricanes'; in the Northwest Pacific they are called 'typhoons', and in the Indian Ocean and South Pacific they are called 'cyclones'.
常見錯誤
hurricane — adjective
1. made with a glass cover that protects a lamp's flame from being blown out by the
made with a glass cover that protects a lamp's flame from being blown out by the wind.
Grandma kept a hurricane lamp on the porch so she could read on summer nights.
only used in 'hurricane lamp' or 'hurricane glass'
The old hurricane lamp still works, though its glass chimney has a small crack.
We packed a hurricane lamp in our camping gear in case of a power outage.
On windy nights, a hurricane lamp can burn steadily because the glass protects the flame.
用法筆記
This adjective is only used before the nouns 'lamp' or 'glass' in the compound terms 'hurricane lamp' and 'hurricane glass'. It never appears in other positions or with other nouns.