cloudburst是什么意思？

cloudburst

英[ˈklaʊdbɜ:st] 美[ˈklaʊdbɜrst]

• n. （突然的）暴雨，倾盆大雨；

复数：cloudbursts;

例句

• All of a sudden a storm broke – a cloudburst. 突然暴风雨来临了—一场常见的大暴雨.
• A black cloudburst was drenching Siena at midday. 中午,一场天昏地暗的暴风雨在锡耶纳上空倒下来.
• A patch of red cloudburst over the horizon , blood - red, and glowing. 天边绽出一小片红霞,血红、发亮.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  骤雨;大暴雨
  A cloudburst is a sudden, very heavy fall of rain.

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a heavy rain