hurricane

US: /ˈhəɹəˌkeɪnz/, /ˈhɝəˌkeɪn/
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)