rainstorm
gb/ɹˈeɪnstˌɔɹm/ us/ɹˈeɪnstˌɔɹm/
B1
英語
heves esőzés, felhőszakadás, zivatar
名詞
B1
1
用法パターン：
a rainstorm (over/in/at) [place]
A sudden rainstorm soaked everyone at the outdoor concert.
Egy hirtelen jött heves esőzés mindenkit eláztatott a szabadtéri koncerten.
The rainstorm knocked out power in parts of the city.
A heves esőzés miatt a város egyes részein elment az áram.
After the rainstorm, the streets were covered with puddles and leaves.
学習者向け例文
We got home before the rainstorm.
Hazaértünk a heves esőzés előtt.
There was a rainstorm last night.
Tegnap este heves esőzés volt.
よくある間違い：
Learners may write it as two words (*rain storm*). Also, a rainstorm does not necessarily include thunder and lightning (that is a thunderstorm).
意味
a storm with heavy rain
コロケーション
a heavy rainstorm
|a sudden rainstorm
|a brief rainstorm
|a violent rainstorm
|an overnight rainstorm
|a summer rainstorm
|a rainstorm hits
|a rainstorm passes
|a rainstorm causes flooding
|rainstorm damage
類義語
downpour (Focuses on very heavy rain, not the stormy conditions.)
|
storm (More general; may involve wind, thunder, snow, etc.)
対義語
drought (A long period with little or no rain.)
|
dry spell (A shorter period without rain.)
テーマ
weather
|nature
|daily_life
|travel
定義
a time when it rains very hard, like a storm
A period of stormy weather with a lot of rain, often falling heavily for a short time.
文法
辞書形
rainstorm
IPA
GB/ɹˈeɪnstˌɔɹm/
US/ɹˈeɪnstˌɔɹm/
音節・強勢
rain - storm （2音節）
Stress on 1st syllable (rain)
活用形
Noun
- Base: rainstorm
- Plural: rainstorms
表現
get caught in a rainstorm
1/ɡˈɛt kˈɔt ˈɪn ə ɹˈeɪnstˌɔɹm/
fixed phrase
be outside when heavy rain starts
to be outside when a strong rain starts
例文
- We got caught in a rainstorm on the way to the station.
- She forgot her umbrella and got caught in a rainstorm.
- If you get caught in a rainstorm, try to find shelter and wait it out.
学習者向け例文
- I got caught in a rainstorm.
- They got caught in a rainstorm without umbrellas.