stormbound
/stawrm-bound/US // ˈstɔrmˌbaʊnd //UK // (ˈstɔːmˌbaʊnd) //
风雨飘摇,风雨无阻,风雨同舟,风雨欲来风满楼
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : confined, detained, or isolated by storms: a stormbound ship; a stormbound village.
Examples
The hut of refuge was already full of stormbound peasants when he entered.
“More likely some travelers stormbound like ourselves,” returned Joe practically.
Not to become stormbound, they increased their pace, reaching the lower end of the gulch by six o'clock in the evening.
The snowstorm proved such a heavy one that for three days the party at Professor Jeffers cabin were completely stormbound.
Or, if you are lost or stormbound, my car is in the old barn and I will drive you anywhere that you say.
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