squall

US [skwɔl]
UK [skwɔːl]
  • v.大声啼哭；号哭
  • n.飑（常指暴风雨或暴风雪中突起的狂风）
  • Web飓风；大风酒杯；风暴
Plural Form：squalls  Present Participle：squalling  Past Tense：squalled  

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squall
n.
1.
飑（常指暴风雨或暴风雪中突起的狂风）a sudden strong and violent wind, often during rain or snow storms
v.
1.
[i]
大声啼哭；号哭to cry very loudly and noisily
squalling kids
大声啼哭的孩子

Sample Sentence

Definition:
AllAll,大声啼哭大声啼哭,号哭号哭,飑飑,飓风飓风,大风酒杯大风酒杯,风暴风暴
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1.
A WEEK after Dubai World announced its debt standstill, the financial panic seems to have disappeared as quickly as a desert squall.
迪拜世界宣布暂停还债一周后，金融恐慌似乎已经如沙漠风暴般转瞬即逝。
dí bài shì jiè xuān bù zàn tíng huán zhài yī zhōu hòu , jīn róng kǒng huāng sì hū yǐ jīng rú shā mò fēng bào bān zhuǎn shùn jí shì 。
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2.
Nearby, the dark, dull edge of a tumor threatens like an approaching squall.
附近，一个深暗色的肿瘤正像要来临的暴风般威胁着她。
fù jìn , yī gè shēn àn sè de zhǒng liú zhèng xiàng yào lái lín de bào fēng bān wēi xié zhe tā 。
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3.
As they sailed, he fell asleep. A squall came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger.
正行的时候，耶稣睡着了。湖上忽然起了暴风，船将满了水，甚是危险。
zhèng xíng de shí hou , yē sū shuì zháo le 。 hú shàng hū rán qǐ le bào fēng , chuán jiāng mǎn le shuǐ , shèn shì wēi xiǎn 。
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4.
The mariners called it a mere squall, took in their sails a bit and pressed on to the next port.
水手们宣称这只是一阵狂风，驾着他们的帆船坚持航向下一个港口。
shuǐ shǒu men xuān chēng zhè zhǐ shì yí zhèn kuáng fēng , jià zhe tā men de fān chuán jiān chí háng xiàng xià yī gè gǎng kǒu 。
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5.
Tying the lanyard around his wrist, Lim lay flat on the ledge, ready to cling to the decking when the squall broke.
林奋把救生索套在手腕上，身子平躺立夏，准备迎接暴风雨的来临。
lín fèn bǎ jiù shēng suǒ tào zài shǒu wàn shàng , shēn zǐ píng tǎng lì xià , zhǔn bèi yíng jiē bào fēng yǔ de lái lín 。
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6.
I suppose it's my fault for not checking, but I'd glanced off toward the squall line and when I looked back at the mains' I it was too late.
我想是我的过错没有去检查，可我对着风暴的路线粗略地扫视一下而等再看主桅上的主帆时已经太迟了。
wǒ xiǎng shì wǒ de guò cuò méi yǒu qù jiǎn chá , kě wǒ duì zhe fēng bào de lù xiàn cū lüè de sǎo shì yí xià ér děng zài kàn zhǔ wéi shàng de zhǔ fān shí yǐ jīng tài chí le 。
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7.
All this may sound like a small squall in a narrow fjord.
所有这些听起来就像是窄小峡湾里的一阵暴风雨。
suǒ yǒu zhè xiē tīng qǐ lái jiù xiàng shì zhǎi xiǎo xiá wān lǐ de yí zhèn bào fēng yǔ 。
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8.
He warned that the local squall in the US could easily turn into a global tempest with profound consequences for economic growth.
他表示，美国本土的暴风雨很容易就会转化成全球风暴，给经济增长带来深远影响。
tā biǎo shì , měi guó běn tǔ de bào fēng yǔ hěn róng yì jiù huì zhuǎn huà chéng quán qiú fēng bào , gěi jīng jì zēng zhǎng dài lái shēn yuǎn yǐng xiǎng 。
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9.
He opened his mouth to the near horizontal rain and tasted its sweetness, then turned his back on the squall.
他张开嘴巴品味这横飞的雨水淡淡的甜味儿，然后转过身来，背对着暴风雨。
tā zhāng kāi zuǐ ba pǐn wèi zhè héng fēi de yǔ shuǐ dàn dàn de tián wèi ér , rán hòu zhuǎn guò shēn lái , bèi duì zhe bào fēng yǔ 。
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10.
As the boat neared shore , the squall flipped it upside - down .
当船快靠岸的时候，暴风把它掀了个底儿朝天。
dāng chuán kuài kào àn de shí hou , bào fēng bǎ tā xiān le gè dǐ ér cháo tiān 。
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