weather
noun
verb
ˈweðə
noun
1
the
temperature
and
other
conditions
such
as
sun,
rain,
and
wind
天气,气象
singular 单数, U
2
the weather
a
description
on
radio
or
television,
in
newspapers
etc
of
what
the
weather
will
be
like
in
the
near
future
[非正式] 〔电台、电视或报纸等上的〕天气预报;
informal
I
always
watch
the
weather
after
the
news.
新闻之后我总是要看天气预报。
3
in all weathers
in
all
types
of
weather,
even
when
it
is
very
hot
or
cold
无论天气好坏,无论晴雨
There
are
homeless
people
sleeping
on
the
streets
in
all
weathers.
不论晴雨都有无家可归的人露宿街头。
4
under the weather
slightly
ill
[非正式] 身体不大舒服的
informal
You
look
a
bit
under
the
weather.
你好像有点儿不舒服。
5
keep a weather eye on sth
to
watch
a
situation
carefully
so
that
you
notice
anything
unusual
or
unpleasant
密切注视,时刻警惕〔不寻常或令人不安的事情〕
Keep
a
weather
eye
on
your
finances.
要注意自己的经济状况。
6
good
weather
好天气
sunny/fine
nice/lovely/glorious
bright
there
isn’t
a
cloud
in
the
sky
dry
fair
7
rain
雨
BrE AmE
wet/rainy/damp
unsettled
drizzle
shower
downpour
it’s
drizzling
8
snow
雪
snowy
sleet
slush
hail/hailstones
blizzard
frost
9
cloudy
多云的
cloudy
grey/dull
overcast
hazy
10
hot
热的
boiling/scorching/sizzling/blazing/burning/baking/broiling
(hot)
sweltering
warm
balmy
heat
wave
11
cold
冷的
freezing
(cold)
arctic
wintry
crisp
chilly
cool
cold
snap/cold
spell
verb
12
to
come
through
a
very
difficult
situation
safely
平安地渡过〔难关〕
T
The
company
weathered
the
storm
of
objections
to
the
scheme.
公司安然渡过了反对这个计划的风暴。
Northern
Ireland
weathered
the
recession
better
than
any
other
region
in
the
UK.
北爱尔兰比英国其他地区更顺利地渡过了经济萧条。
13
if
rock,
wood,
or
someone’s
face
is
weathered
by
the
wind,
sun,
rain
etc,
or
if
it
weathers,
it
changes
colour
or
shape
over
a
period
of
time
(使)〔岩石、木头等〕受风雨侵蚀;(使)〔脸〕饱经风霜
I,T
The
brick
has
weathered
to
a
lovely
pinky-brown.
砖块经过风吹日晒,变成了漂亮的淡棕色。
Her
face
was
weathered
by
the
sun.
她的脸晒黑了。