Typhoon Danas 丹娜絲颱風

單字片語:

made landfall 登陸

The typhoon made landfall in Budai Township.

batter 猛烈襲擊、肆虐

Typhoon Danas also battered the downtown area.

strewn all over 散落一地、遍佈各處

Signposts and tree trunks were strewn all over.

標誌和樹幹散落一地。

uprooted 被連根拔起的（樹）

Uprooted tree trunks hit vehicles...

devastation / devastated 毀壞、重創

The county was left in terrible devastation.

casualty 傷亡人數（常複數）

Fortunately, no casualties were reported.

canopy 樹冠、頂棚

A ladder was lodged in the canopy.

blown sideways 被風吹得橫移

An ambulance was blown sideways in the storm.

stand guard 站崗、守衛

Hospital staff stood guard by the door.

collapse 倒塌

The two pillars at the entrance collapsed.

入口處的兩根柱子倒塌了。

              

shambles 混亂、一片狼藉

The food court was left in shambles.

scattered 散落、分散的

Goods were scattered all over.

lodged (in) 卡住、卡在…中

A ladder was lodged in the canopy.

blown off 被吹掉（門、招牌等）

Afraid the glass door would be blown off.

(They were afraid that the glass door would be blown off.)

hang (between) 懸掛在…之間

The neon sign was hanging between two stands.

霓虹燈招牌懸掛在兩個攤位之間。

解析說明 :

• More than a handful of...

1. 形容數量「相當多的；不少的；數量超出預期的」：

There were more than a handful of trees blown down by the typhoon.

（有不少棵樹被颱風吹倒。）

More than a handful of students failed the exam.

（考試不及格的學生超出預期多。）

2. 也可形容人「很難搞、難以控制」：

The twins are adorable, but they’re more than a handful when they start fighting.

那對雙胞胎很可愛，但他們一吵起架就真的很難應付。

Grandpa can be more than a handful when he refuses to take his medicine.

爺爺不肯吃藥時真的讓人很頭大。

I love her, but I’ll admit she’s more than a handful sometimes.

我愛她，但我得承認她有時候真的很難搞。

• in its/his/her wake

意思：在…之後留下（某種情況、影響或後果）

這裡的 wake 原意是船隻航行時在水面留下的「尾波」，引申為某件事或某人離開後所造成的影響或痕跡。

left devastation in its wake 留下毀滅性的影響

常用句型 :

主詞 + leaves/left + (某種影響) + in its wake

The typhoon left widespread flooding in its wake.

這場颱風過後留下大範圍的水災。

He walked away from the relationship, leaving heartbreak in his wake.

他離開了這段關係，讓對方傷心欲絕。

The war left political instability and poverty in its wake.

戰爭過後留下了政治不穩與貧窮。

單字片語:

weakened tropical storm 減弱為熱帶風暴

Danas has weakened into a tropical storm.

sweeping 橫掃、席捲

After sweeping the west coast of Taiwan.

land warning 陸上颱風警報

The land warning was lifted at midday.

陸上颱風警報於中午解除。

相反句:

The land warning was issued at midday.（陸上颱風警報於中午發布）

The land warning had not been lifted by midday.（陸上颱風警報於中午前仍未解除）

flood-prone areas 容易淹水的地區

If you live in flood-prone areas, stay on guard.

如果你住在容易淹水的地區，就要保持警戒。

low pressure belt 低壓帶

Weather will be influenced by a low pressure belt.

plenty of rain 很多雨

We expect plenty of rain over the week.

我們預計這週會有大量降雨。

windward areas 迎風面地區

Rains in windward areas.

convective currents對流氣流（導致午後雷陣雨）

Rain caused by convective currents in the afternoon.

rain advisory 降雨警報

We'll issue the relevant rain advisories.

brief showers 短暫陣雨

Brief showers are expected in Central and Southern Taiwan.

台灣中部和南部預計有短暫陣雨。

thunderstorms 雷陣雨

Thunderstorms are also expected.

steer closer to  「轉向更接近…」、「朝…靠近」

The typhoon will steer closer to mainland China.

颱風將轉向更接近中國大陸。

The conversation began to steer closer to politics.

對話開始轉向政治話題。

搭配用語:

weaken into a tropical storm → 減弱成熱帶風暴

land warning was lifted → 陸上警報解除

flood-prone areas → 易淹水地區

wet weather is expected to persist → 濕天氣將持續

rain caused by convective currents → 對流引起的降雨

issue rain advisories → 發布降雨警報

prevailing winds → 主導風向

localized heavy rain → 局部大雨

單字片語:

downpour 傾盆大雨

A strong downpour on Changhua's Lukang Township...

flooding 淹水，水災

The area was terribly flooded.

batter 猛烈襲擊（常用於風雨、戰爭）

Heavy rain batters and floods Lukang.

veritable stream 名副其實的溪流

The road turned into a veritable stream.

drainage pump 排水泵浦

Drainage pumps are running at full speed.

precipitation 降雨（量）

Hourly precipitation rate of over 100mm.

thunderstorm 雷雨

The sudden downpour from the thunderstorm...

incur great losses 招致重大損失

Flooding incurs great losses for locals.

suffer damage/losses 遭受損害／損失

Buildings suffered damage.

submerge 淹沒、浸水

The incense burner's legs are all submerged.

香爐的底座全都被淹沒了。

延伸例句:

The offering tables were also submerged.

供桌也被水淹沒了。

The courtyard was completely flooded.

整個廟埕都淹水了。

Even the incense burner was underwater.

連香爐都泡在水裡了。

trapped 被困住

Travelers were trapped for hours.

prepare upfront 事先準備

I was prepared upfront, but it wasn't enough.

run at full speed 全速運轉

Drainage pumps are running at full speed.

排水幫浦正全速運轉中。

not spared 沒有倖免

The ancient temple was not spared from the storm.

more severe than... 比...更嚴重

This flood is more severe than the one during Typhoon Gaemi.

這次的水災比凱米颱風期間還嚴重。

生字解析:

subside 

是個常見但語氣比較文雅的字，常用在天氣、災難、情緒、疼痛等**「逐漸減弱／平息」**的情境中。

用法結構 (不及物動詞)

主詞（現象） + subside(s)

常見搭配詞（collocations）：

flood

The floodwaters finally subsided.

洪水終於退了。

storm / wind / rain

The storm began to subside.

暴風雨開始減弱。

pain

After taking medicine, the pain subsided.

吃藥後疼痛緩解了。

anger / emotion

His anger gradually subsided.

他的憤怒逐漸平息。

ground / building

The ground beneath the building subsided.

建築下方的地基下陷了。

例句：

The heavy rain continued for hours before finally subsiding.

　大雨下了好幾個小時才終於平息。

When the floodwaters subsided, the damage became visible.

　洪水退去後，災情才看得出來。

Her anxiety didn't subside until she heard from her family.

　她直到聽到家人消息才安心下來。

The noise outside subsided, and the room grew quiet.

　外面的噪音漸漸平息，房間變得安靜。