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weather
天气；气象
the state of the atmosphere at a particular time and place, such as temperature, humidity, rain, and wind
- 1.
The short-term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc.
特定时间和地点的大气短期状态,包括温度、相对湿度、云量、降水、风等
- 2.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
影响气温、风、云和降水的气象条件
- 3.
Unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions, and their effects.
不愉快或破坏性的气象条件及其影响
- 4.
The direction from which the wind is blowing; used attributively to indicate the windward side.
风吹来的方向；用于表示迎风的一侧
- 5.
A situation.
一种情况
恶劣天气；坏天气；风向；迎风面；上风方向；情形；形势；处境；特定时间和地点的大气短期状态,包括温度、相对湿度、云量、降水、风等；影响气温、风、云和降水的气象条件
In use
The weather is sunny today, so we can have a picnic in the park.
I always check the weather before I plan a long bike ride.
The weather changed quickly, and soon it started to rain.
they were hoping for good weather
every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception
in [adjective] weather
表示在某种天气条件下。
We had a picnic in pleasant weather.
我们在宜人的天气里野餐。
under the weather
固定习语，意为身体不舒服或心情不佳。
She is feeling under the weather today.
Connections
Collocations
- bad weather
- 恶劣天气
- The flight was canceled due to bad weather.由于恶劣天气，航班被取消了。
- weather forecast
- 天气预报
- Did you check the weather forecast for today?你查了今天的天气预报吗？
- weather conditions
- 天气状况
- The weather conditions are perfect for a picnic.天气状况非常适合野餐。
- weather report
- 天气报告
- The weather report says it will rain tomorrow.天气报告说明天会下雨。
- weather patterns
- 天气模式
- Climate change affects global weather patterns.气候变化影响全球天气模式。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
weather可拆分为'we at her'，联想：我们（we）在她（her）那里（at）谈论天气。
Context & Register
常见场景：daily conversation、weather forecast、news report 通常用于日常对话、天气预报和新闻报道中
Grammar Note
weather 作‘天气’讲时通常不可数，但可用复数形式表示不同种类的天气。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling ending '-ther'. Most are perfect rhymes with /ɛðər/ (like 'weather'): together, feather, leather, heather, whether. 'Either' has a different vowel (/iːðər/ or /aɪðər/) and does not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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。
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