typhoon

Related topics: Meteorology, Geography

ty·phoon /ˌtaɪˈfuːn◂/ noun [countableC]

HEMa very violent tropical storm 台风► see thesaurus at storm, wind

Examples from the Corpus

typhoon• I move into the Practice House during a typhoon.• But this contempt was like a typhoon blowing away all my resources and possessions.• The signing ceremony, fixed for 28 August, had to be postponed until 2 September because of a typhoon.• Suddenly a fierce typhoon descends upon the Pequod.• Shimoda Harbour was close-packed with scores of fishing boats, gunnel to gunnel, taking refuge from the forecast typhoon.• To go out in a Hong Kong typhoon is to experience an almost pleasurable madness.• She could not believe that the typhoon winds of change could alter our family.• This is because the hottest time coincides with the typhoon season.

Origin typhoon

(1800-1900) touffan “typhoon” ((16-19 centuries)), from Arabic tufan “hurricane”, from Greek typhon “whirlwind”; influenced by Chinese daai fong “great wind”

词汇	typhoon
释义	typhoon Related topics: Meteorology, Geography ty·phoon /ˌtaɪˈfuːn◂/ noun [countableC] HEMa very violent tropical storm 台风► see thesaurus at storm, wind Examples from the Corpus typhoon• I move into the Practice House during a typhoon.• But this contempt was like a typhoon blowing away all my resources and possessions.• The signing ceremony, fixed for 28 August, had to be postponed until 2 September because of a typhoon.• Suddenly a fierce typhoon descends upon the Pequod.• Shimoda Harbour was close-packed with scores of fishing boats, gunnel to gunnel, taking refuge from the forecast typhoon.• To go out in a Hong Kong typhoon is to experience an almost pleasurable madness.• She could not believe that the typhoon winds of change could alter our family.• This is because the hottest time coincides with the typhoon season. Origin typhoon (1800-1900) touffan “typhoon” ((16-19 centuries)), from Arabic tufan “hurricane”, from Greek typhon “whirlwind”; influenced by Chinese daai fong “great wind”
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