storm、hurricane与typhoon这些名词均有“大风”之意。
storm : 指雷电交加的暴风雨，也多作引申用。
- A lot of trees were blown down in the recent storms.
在最近的暴风雨中许多树木被刮倒。
hurricane : 指12级大风，尤指西大西洋的飓风、大气旋。
- The state of Florida was hit by a hurricane that did serious damage.
佛罗里达州遭受了飓风袭击，损失严重。
typhoon : 主要指西太平洋海洋上发生的极猛烈的风暴，风力常达十级以上。
- The 169,000-ton vessel went down during a typhoon in the South China Sea.
台风中，一艘169 000吨位的轮船在南中国海沉没了。
