cumulus + noun
cumulus 可作定语直接修饰名词,最常见的搭配是 cumulus clouds。
Cumulus clouds gathered over the mountains.
积云在群山上方聚集。
积云
堆;堆积物;土丘;一堆或小丘。;球状云;通过对流形成的大而蓬松的白色云朵。;一堆叠放在一起的物体
a large white, puffy cloud with a flat base, formed by convection; a globular cloud
一堆或小丘。
A heap or mound.
球状云
a globular cloud
通过对流形成的大而蓬松的白色云朵。
A large white, puffy cloud that develops through convection.
一堆叠放在一起的物体
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
A huge cumulus floated past the mountaintop this morning.
今早,一朵巨大的积云飘过了山顶。
用法提示:此处 cumulus 为可数名词单数,指一朵大而蓬松的白色积云。
The weather report warned that tall cumuli could bring sudden rain in the afternoon.
天气预报警告说,高耸的积云可能在下午带来骤雨。
用法提示:此处用复数形式 cumuli,表示多朵积云。
She pointed at a bright cumulus and said it looked like a whale.
她指着一朵明亮的积云,说它看起来像一头鲸鱼。
用法提示:此处 cumulus 作单数名词,指一朵积云。
cumulus 可作定语直接修饰名词,最常见的搭配是 cumulus clouds。
Cumulus clouds gathered over the mountains.
积云在群山上方聚集。
指单朵积云时,cumulus 是可数名词,可用 a 或 the 限定。
A single cumulus drifted across the blue sky.
一朵孤零零的积云飘过蓝天。
cumulus 的复数是 cumuli,也可说 cumulus clouds。
Cumuli built up along the western horizon.
积云沿着西边的地平线不断堆积。
cumulus 还可指堆叠在一起的一堆物体,这种用法多见于书面语。
A cumulus of cushions lay in the corner.
角落里堆着一堆靠垫。
非正式术语,与积云同义,但不如积云常用
非专业口语,常指积云形状像羊毛包,不能用于正式气象描述
grammar · medium
易错句子I saw many cumulus in the sky this morning.
正确表达I saw many cumuli in the sky this morning.
cumulus 是单数可数名词,复数形式为 cumuli;与 many 连用表示多朵积云时,必须用复数 cumuli。
grammar · medium
易错句子The sky was filled with cumuluses.
正确表达The sky was filled with cumuli.
cumulus 的复数是不规则的 cumuli,不能加 -es 变成 cumuluses。
grammar · medium
易错句子The cumuli is gathering over the mountain.
正确表达The cumuli are gathering over the mountain.
cumuli 是复数,谓语动词需用 are;单数 cumulus 才搭配 is。
与积云相对,层云是水平层状的低云,通常覆盖天空。
卷云是高空细丝状、羽毛状的冰晶云,几乎不显立体感;积云是低空蓬松、团块状、顶部隆起的云。
层云低而平坦,灰暗地铺展成整片云层;积云则聚成一个个圆鼓鼓的云团。
积雨云垂直发展成庞大云塔,常伴雷电暴雨;积云个头小得多,通常是好天气的云。
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