汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 瓢泼大雨
瓢泼大雨 (瓢潑大雨)
downpour (idiom)
像用瓢泼水那样的大雨。形容雨下得非常大的样子。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

瓢泼大雨猛烈地下起来。

The rain commenced pouring violently down.

瓢泼大雨哗哗而下。

The rain came down in a splash.

瓢泼大雨阻碍了我们的旅行。

Heavy rain impeded our journey.

一场瓢泼大雨使足球比赛被迫推迟了半个小时。

The football match had to hold off for about half an hour because of a driving rain.

成心捉弄人,很多人前来看比赛却偏偏下起瓢泼大雨

Ironically, most people came to watch the match on the day it poured with rain.

一天之内,晴雨的交替可达数十次,一旦下雨就是瓢泼大雨

During a single day, it can rain and shine a dozen times. And when it rains it pours.

天正下着瓢泼大雨,所以我领了他的情,搭了他的便车。

It was pouring with rain so I accepted his offer of a lift.

数千名教徒不顾瓢泼大雨和电闪雷鸣参加了星期天在圣彼得广场举行的活动。

Thousands attended the Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square braving the heavy rain and occasional thunder.

我想到了那次连续五天的瓢泼大雨,人们在第一天晚上都湿透了,状况越来越糟。

I think about the five days of pure rain, where people were soggy at the first night and it only got worse.

瓢泼大雨并未减弱庆典的气氛。当时的前苏联领导人米哈伊尔·戈尔巴乔夫出席了仪式。

Heavy rain did little to dampen the celebrations, which were attended by Mikhail Gorbachev, the then Soviet leader.