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storm BrE /stɔːm/
NAmE /stɔːrm/► SEE ALLthe calm/lull before the stormdance, talk, etc. up a stormride out/weather the storm (of sth)a storm in a teacuptake sb/sth by stormany port in a storm
●the ˌcalm/ˌlull before the ˈstorm (saying) a period of unnatural calm before an attack, violent activity, etc. 暴风雨前的宁静◆What the country was experiencing was not peace, but just the calm before another storm.
这个国家所经历的不是和平，而恰恰是又一场暴风雨前的宁静。●dance, talk, etc. up a ˈstorm (informal, especially NAmE) dance, talk, etc. with enthusiasm and energy 跳（或谈等）得热火朝天◆They spent the evening celebrating the end of the exams, dancing up a storm at the college party.
他们一晚上都在庆祝考试结束，在学院派对上尽情地跳舞。◆Campbell won an award for his first novel, and has been writing up a storm ever since.
坎贝尔的第一部小说就获了奖，从那以后他便一发不可收拾地写开了。●ride out/weather the ˈstorm (of sth)manage to survive a difficult period or situation 战胜风浪；平安渡过难关◆The government has managed to ride out the recent storm.
政府成功地渡过了最近的难关。◆Many companies are having difficulty weathering the present economic storm.
许多公司难以经受当前的经济风暴。●a storm in a ˈteacup (BrE) (NAmE a tempest in a ˈteapot) (informal) a small or unimportant problem which is treated as much more serious than it really is 茶杯里的风暴（小事引起的轩然大波）；小题大做；大惊小怪◆Don’t worry. It’s a storm in a teacup. Everyone will have forgotten about it by tomorrow.
别担心，这不过是茶杯里掀风浪，到明天大家就都把这事给忘了。●take sb/sth by ˈstorm1. take or seize a town, castle, building, etc. with a sudden and fierce attack 突袭攻占某处◆The police took the building by storm; two people were injured during the operation.
警方突袭占领了这座大楼，在行动中有两人受伤。2. be extremely successful very quickly in a particular place or among particular people 在某地大获成功；使…倾倒◆Lord of the Rings took the whole world by storm; it was one of the most successful movies ever made.
《指环王》风靡全世界，成为有史以来最成功的电影之一。●any port in a ˈstorm (saying) when you are in trouble you will accept help, etc. that would be unacceptable otherwise 饥不择食；慌不择路；穷途之策◆When he went to work there he had been unemployed for a year. It was a case of any port in a storm.他去那里工作时已经失业一年了，这是个饥不择食的选择。 |