hurricane
US: /ˈhəɹəˌkeɪnz/, /ˈhɝəˌkeɪn/
UK: /hˈʌɹɪkˌeɪn/
UK: /hˈʌɹɪkˌeɪn/
English Vietnamese dictionary
hurricane /'hʌrikən/
- danh từ
- bão (gió cấp 8)
- (nghĩa bóng) cái dữ dội mãnh liệt, cơn bão tố
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
a violent storm with very strong winds, especially in the western Atlantic Ocean: hurricane-force winds + Hurricane Betty is now approaching the coast of Florida.
Compare: CYCLONE, TYPHOON
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
cyclone, tornado, typhoon, whirlwind, twister, wind-storm, storm, gale, blow:
The 1985 hurricane destroyed millions of trees.
Collocation dictionary
HURRICANE + VERB
hit sth, strike (sth)
A hurricane hit the city yesterday at 5 p.m.
| damage sth, destroy sth, devastate sth
The fields were devastated by the hurricane.
| blow, blow itself out
The hurricane took several days to blow itself out.
HURRICANE + NOUN
force
hurricane-force winds
PREP.
in a/the ~
The roof blew off in a hurricane.
PHRASES
the eye of the hurricane
(= the central point)
Concise English dictionary
hurricanes'hɜrɪkeɪn /'hʌrɪkən
noun
+a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving a 73-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
