区别辨析storm、hurricane与typhoon

这些名词均有“大风”之意。

storm : 指雷电交加的暴风雨,也多作引申用。

  • A lot of trees were blown down in the recent storms.
    在最近的暴风雨中许多树木被刮倒。
  • They're still cleaning up the storm damage.
    他们还在清理风暴留下的残局。

hurricane : 指12级大风,尤指西大西洋的飓风、大气旋。

  • The state of Florida was hit by a hurricane that did serious damage.
    佛罗里达州遭受了飓风袭击,损失严重。
  • Hurricane force (= very strong) winds are expected tonight.
    预计今晚会有飓风级的强风。

typhoon : 主要指西太平洋海洋上发生的极猛烈的风暴,风力常达十级以上。

  • The 169,000-ton vessel went down during a typhoon in the South China Sea.
    台风中,一艘169 000吨位的轮船在南中国海沉没了。