凄风苦雨

出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 中国对外翻译出版公司《汉英成语词典》第53页（424字）

①形容天气恶劣，例台风之夜，窗外凄风苦雨，屋内漆黑一片，令人感到非常阴冷而恐怖。

With the electricity cut off due to the typhoon，it was pitch dark inside and with the vile wind howling outside，the atmosphere was eerie indeed．

②比喻处境悲惨凄凉，例不堪回首战争期间，我们在集中营里度过的凄风苦雨的岁月。

We cannot bear recalling the utter wretchedness we suffered during the war in the concentration camp．