sunny/fine(天氣好)used
to describe weather or a day when there is a lot of sunshine
例如:It is sunny today.
如果後面使用be動詞+形容詞的句型,那麼主詞
it
也可以改成 the weather。所以也可以說
The weather is sunny today.
但是,絕對不能說 X The
weather rained yesterday.
用 rain 或 snow 當動詞時,必須用 it 當假主詞:O
It rained yesterday.
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nice/lovely/glorious(晴朗、天氣很好):
very sunny and good
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bright(豔陽高照):
If the weather is bright, the sun shines strongly.
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There isn't a cloud in the sky.(萬里無雲):
The sky is completely clear.
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dry(天乾物燥):
If the weather is dry, it does not rain.
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fair(天氣晴朗;用於氣象預測):
sunny and not windy or rainy - used especially in weather forecasts
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wet/rainy/damp(潮溼、多雨):
used to describe weather or a day when there is a lot of rain
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unsettled(陰晴不定):
If the weather is unsettled, it keeps changing and it often rains.
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drizzle(毛毛細雨):
light rain which consists of very small drops of water.
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It's drizzling.(下毛毛雨):
it is raining a little, with very small drops of rain
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shower(陣雨):
a short period of rain 經典名句:April
showers bring May flowers.
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downpour(傾盆大雨)名詞:
a short period when it suddenly rains very heavily 例句:He
got caught in a downpour.他碰到傾盆大雨。
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It's pouring down.(傾盆大雨;英式)/It's
pouring rain.(傾盆大雨;美式)也就是
It is raining very hard.
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另有一特殊副詞片語用來表示「大雨傾盆」:It
is raining cats and dogs.
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snow動詞、名詞。
snowy則為形容詞
used to describe weather or a day when there is a lot of snow
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sleet(結凍、半結凍的雨滴):
Sleet often falls together
with snow and rain.通常發生於雨雪混合的天氣
Sleet occurs only during the winter, while
hail (冰雹)
may fall at any time of the year. 冰雹一年四季都可能發生,而sleet只發生在冬季。
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slush(雪泥、半融的雪):
a mixture of partly melted snow and ice
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hail/hailstones(冰雹):
frozen drops of rain, that fall as drops of ice
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blizzard(暴風雪):
a storm with a lot of snow and strong wind
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frost(霜):
white powder that covers the ground when it is cold
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wind名詞;windy為其形容詞(風大;多風的):
used to describe a day or weather when there is a lot of wind
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blustery(狂風的):
very windy
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breeze(微風):
a gentle pleasant wind
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hurricane(颶風;用於大西洋)
(in the Atlantic Ocean) /typhoon(颱風;用於太平洋)(in
the Pacific Ocean) a violent storm with extremely strong winds
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cloudy(多雲的):
used to describe weather or a day when there are a lot of clouds in the sky
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grey/dull(陰天):cloudy
and not bright
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overcast(陰霾密佈)形容詞:
If the sky is overcast, it is very cloudy and dark, and it is
likely to rain.
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hazy(霧色蒼茫):
not clear, especially because there is a slight mist caused by heat or smoke
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hot(形容天氣熱,可在hot前面加上以下字眼加強):
boiling/scorching/sizzling/blazing/burning/baking/broiling (hot) extremely hot(如
It is boiling hot.)
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sweltering(溼熱):
very hot and humid
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warm(溫暖):
a little hot, in a way that is pleasant
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balmy(天暖風薰):
pleasantly warm, with a gentle wind blowing
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a heat wave(熱浪):
a period of unusually hot weather
相反詞:a cold
wave(寒流)
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freezing (cold)(冷得發凍):extremely
cold
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arctic(天氣嚴寒;如同在北極):
extremely cold, usually with a lot of ice and snow
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wintry(陰冷,夾帶雨或雪;像冬天般的天氣):cold
and snowy or rainy, like the weather in winter
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crisp(空氣乾爽;秋高氣爽)
If the air is crisp, it feels cold but pleasantly fresh and
clear.
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chilly(寒冷的):
a little too cold, in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable
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cool(涼爽宜人):
a little cold, in a way that is pleasant
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cold snap(乍冷的天氣):
Quite a few of the plants died in that cold snap we had last week.
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cold spell(天氣持續寒冷一段時間):
a period of unusually cold weather
另見a spell of
fine weather(連日晴天):We
had a long spell of fine weather.