hailstorm

hailstorm — 名詞

1. a weather event in which frozen raindrops fall to the ground as hard pieces of i

1.名詞B1
釋義

冰雹

降下冰雹的惡劣天氣

a weather event in which frozen raindrops fall to the ground as hard pieces of ice, often causing damage

例句

The hailstorm damaged the roof of Mrs. Chen's house and broke three windows.

冰雹損壞了陳太太家的屋頂，還打破了三扇窗戶。

collocation: damaged + roof / broke + windows — damage description

Farmers in the region lost almost half their crops after the unexpected hailstorm.

那場突如其來的冰雹過後，該地區的農民損失了近一半的農作物。

collocation: unexpected hailstorm

同義詞
  • storm

    broader term; a hailstorm is a specific type of storm with frozen precipitation

  • thunderstorm

    similar severe weather but with thunder and lightning; may or may not include hail

  • snowstorm

    different precipitation — snow instead of ice pellets; usually less damaging to property

文法句型

a + hailstorm

the + hailstorm

用法筆記

Frequently used with adjectives describing severity: 'heavy', 'severe', 'sudden', or 'unexpected'. Subject of verbs like 'damage', 'destroy', 'force', 'move' when describing effects and movement.

常見錯誤

❌There was a big hail outside.
✅There was a hailstorm outside.
💡'hail' refers to the frozen ice itself, while 'hailstorm' refers to the entire weather event.
❌The hailstorm hailed for an hour.
✅The hailstorm lasted for an hour.
💡'hail' as a verb already describes the ice falling; using it with 'hailstorm' as subject is redundant.