weath‧er 1 S1 W2 / weðə $ -ər / 名词

1 [单数形式，不可数] the temperature and other conditions such as sun, rain, and wind :

What’s the weather like today?

The weather turned bitterly cold.

Grammar

Weather is usually used with ’the’ or with no determiner. Do not say ‘a weather’ :

We had good weather (NOT a good weather).

2 the weather informal a description on radio or television, in newspapers etc of what the weather will be like in the near future 同义词 the weather forecast :

I always watch the weather after the news.

3 in all weathers in all types of weather, even when it is very hot or cold :

There are homeless people sleeping on the streets in all weathers.

4 under the weather informal slightly ill :

You look a bit under the weather.

5 keep a weather eye on something to watch a situation carefully so that you notice anything unusual or unpleasant :

Keep a weather eye on your finances.

→ make heavy weather of something at heavy 1 ( 10 )

COLLOCATIONS

形容词

good/nice/lovely (= not wet ) We’ll go out if the weather is good.

glorious/beautiful/perfect It was glorious weather, so we decided to go for a picnic.

bad (= wet or stormy ) Several flights were cancelled owing to bad weather.

awful/dreadful/terrible weather We came home early because of the awful weather.

hot Drink lots of water in hot weather.

cold The weather was cold and grey.

fine/sunny/fair/dry If the weather is fine, we’ll eat outside. | Water pot plants daily during spells of dry weather.

wet/rainy I’m so sick of this wet weather.

windy/stormy In windy weather, water from the fountain is blown onto the paths.

动词

have good/bad etc weather We have had lovely weather all week.

the weather turns (= changes ) The weather had turned mild.

the weather holds (out) (= good weather continues in the same way ) The forecast said the weather should hold until Tuesday.

the weather breaks (= stops being good ) We got almost all the harvest in before the weather broke.

weather + NOUN

the weather forecast (= a description of what the weather is expected to be like in the near future ) What’s the weather forecast like for the weekend?

the weather map (= a map showing the current or expected future weather ) The weather map shows a band of rain coming in from the east.

weather conditions (= whether it is raining or sunny ) The rescue was difficult because of the appalling weather conditions.

weather patterns (= the usual weather that comes at a particular time each year ) Changes in weather patterns are thought to be caused by global warming

a weather station (= a place used for studying and recording weather conditions )

a weather centre British English , a weather bureau American English (= a place where information about the weather is collected and where reports are produced ) The London Weather Centre has issued a warning that there could be extremely heavy rain and high winds over the next 24 hours.

短语

weather permitting (= if the weather is good enough ) Breakfast is served on the terrace, weather permitting.

THESAURUS

weather use this to talk about whether it is hot or cold outside or whether it is raining, snowing, windy etc : What was the weather like on your vacation? | a period of warm sunny weather

climate the usual weather conditions in a particular country or area : Queensland has a warm tropical climate. | the climate of southern Florida

the outlook what the weather will probably be like for the next few days : The outlook for the weekend is for continued sunny weather.

conditions the weather at a particular time, especially when considering how this will affect a planned event or activity : Conditions are perfect for today’s boat race. | Freezing conditions are making the roads extremely hazardous.

the elements formal weather, especially bad weather : The equipment had been left exposed to the elements.