Word · Frequency #22666
sleets
雨夹雪
sleets is the plural of sleet.
partially melted snow or a mixture of rain and snow
- 1.
The part of a mortar extending from the chamber to the trunnions.
迫击炮药室从膛室延伸到耳轴的部分。
- 2.
partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow)
部分融化的雪(或雨雪混合物)
迫击炮药室从膛室延伸到耳轴的部分。；部分融化的雪(或雨雪混合物)
In use
The forecast calls for sleet tonight, so I decided to stay home.
It began to sleet on our way home, and we quickly took shelter.
Sleet made the streets so slippery that the bus had to slow down.
Sleet + [verb]
sleet 作名词时通常不加不定冠词，指雨夹雪这一天气现象。
Sleet covered the ground.
雨夹雪覆盖了地面。
it sleets / it is sleeting / it sleeted
作动词时主语用 it，用法类似 it rains 或 it snows。
It is sleeting outside.
外面正在下雨夹雪。
Common mistakes
The sky is sleeting.It is sleeting.
英语表示天气的动词（sleet、rain、snow 等）要用形式主语 it；中文“天在下雨夹雪”里的“天”不能直译成英文主语 the sky。it 指代天气状况，所以应说 It is sleeting。
Connections
Collocations
- sleet storm
- 雨夹雪风暴
- The sleet storm made the roads treacherous.雨夹雪风暴使道路十分危险。
- sleet showers
- 阵性雨夹雪
- Sleet showers are expected later in the afternoon.预计下午晚些时候将有阵性雨夹雪。
- driving sleet
- 猛烈的雨夹雪
- We walked home through driving sleet.我们在猛烈的雨夹雪中走回家。
- sleet accumulation
- 雨夹雪累积量
- The forecast predicts up to two inches of sleet accumulation.天气预报预测雨夹雪累积量将达两英寸。
- sleet and snow
- 雨夹雪和雪
- The weather report mentioned sleet and snow for the weekend.天气预报提到周末有雨夹雪和雪。
- sleet heavily
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：sleet 里的 s 像小雪花，ee 像两条雨丝，雨雪交加就是“雨夹雪”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：weather forecasts、daily conversation、news reports sleet 作名词和动词均为中性表达，多用于天气预报、日常对话或新闻中。动词常以 it 作主语（如 it is sleeting），正式与非正式场合皆可使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 sleet 押韵（长元音 /iːt/）：fleet (/fliːt/)、street (/striːt/)、sweet (/swiːt/)、meet (/miːt/)、seat (/siːt/)。注意拼写相似的 slit (/slɪt/) 发短元音 /ɪ/，不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.