飓风伯爵正于东加勒比海形成
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A storm moving through the eastern Caribbean has strengthened to a Category Four hurricane, prompting warnings for several islands.

一股强风暴已抵达东加勒比海地区,并逐渐增强至四级飓风,对周围几座岛屿造成威胁。

Hurricane Earl is expected to gain more strength before heading towards the US.

Forecasters say it is a major hurricane and could cause "catastrophic" damage if it hits land.

Strong winds and heavy rains are already lashing1(鞭打,痛斥) several islands in Caribbean, but the storm has now passed by the Virgin2 Islands.

The hurricane is generating sustained(持久的) winds of 215km/h (135mph).

It is currently north-east of Puerto Rico, and moving west-northwest at about 24km/h, the US-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) reports.

The centre of the storm is expected to move away from the Virgin Islands on Monday night and pass to the east of the Turks and Caicos on Tuesday night.

Hurricane warnings in place on several islands in the region have now been degraded.

However, Earl caused heavy rains and flooding in low-lying areas, and it damaged homes on several islands including Antigua and Barbuda.

Several countries reported power outages(停机,断电) . Cruise ships were diverted and flights cancelled across the region.

The NHC said it was too early to say what effect Earl would have on the eastern US coast later in the week, but it warned coastal3 residents from North Carolina to Maine to watch the storm's path.

Earl is being closely followed by Tropical Storm Fiona, currently east of the Leeward4 Isles5 with winds of up to 65km/h.



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1 lashing 97a95b88746153568e8a70177bc9108e     
n.鞭打;痛斥;大量;许多v.鞭打( lash的现在分词 );煽动;紧系;怒斥
参考例句:
  • The speaker was lashing the crowd. 演讲人正在煽动人群。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The rain was lashing the windows. 雨急打着窗子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 virgin phPwj     
n.处女,未婚女子;adj.未经使用的;未经开发的
参考例句:
  • Have you ever been to a virgin forest?你去过原始森林吗?
  • There are vast expanses of virgin land in the remote regions.在边远地区有大片大片未开垦的土地。
3 coastal WWiyh     
adj.海岸的,沿海的,沿岸的
参考例句:
  • The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
  • This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。
4 leeward 79GzC     
adj.背风的;下风的
参考例句:
  • The trees all listed to leeward.树木统统向下风方向倾。
  • We steered a course to leeward.我们向下风航驶。
5 isles 4c841d3b2d643e7e26f4a3932a4a886a     
岛( isle的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • the geology of the British Isles 不列颠群岛的地质
  • The boat left for the isles. 小船驶向那些小岛。
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