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weather
经受住；平安度过；战胜
to come safely through or survive a difficult situation or event
- 1.
To expose to the weather, or show the effects of such exposure, or to withstand such effects.
暴露于天气中,或显示出这种暴露的效果,或承受这种效果
- 2.
To sustain the trying effect of; to bear up against and overcome; to endure; to resist.
承受困难的影响；抵抗并克服；忍耐；抵御
- 3.
face and withstand with courage
勇敢地面对和承受
- 4.
To break down, of rocks and other materials, under the effects of exposure to rain, sunlight, temperature, and air.
岩石和其他材料在雨水、阳光、温度和空气的影响下分解
- 5.
cause to slope
使倾斜
- 6.
To cause (rocks) to break down by crushing, grinding, and/or dissolving with acids.
通过压碎、研磨和/或用酸溶解使岩石分解
- 7.
To pass to windward in a vessel, especially to beat 'round.
在船上向迎风方向航行,尤其是绕过
- 8.
To endure or survive an event or action without undue damage.
在不受过多损害的情况下经受或幸存于事件或行动
- 9.
To place (a hawk) unhooded in the open air.
将鹰不戴头罩放在露天
- 10.
To rain; to storm.
下雨；暴风雨
风化；使风化；侵蚀；抢风航行；绕过…的上风侧；使成斜面；使倾斜（以排水）；将猎鹰卸下头罩置于户外；下雨；起风暴
In use
The company weathered the financial crisis and kept all its workers.
A strong friendship weathers many quarrels and disagreements.
She has weathered every challenge in her career with grace.
Verb forms
base weather · third person weathers · -ing weathering · past weathered · past participle weathered
weather 作动词时规则变化，过去式和过去分词均为weathered。
Connections
Collocations
- weather the storm
- 渡过难关；经受住暴风雨
- The company managed to weather the storm and returned to profitability the next year.这家公司设法渡过了难关，并于第二年恢复盈利。
- weather the recession
- 平安度过经济衰退期
- Many small shops weathered the recession and are now doing better.许多小店平安度过了经济衰退期，现在生意更好了。
- weather the elements
- 经受风雨；顶住恶劣天气
- These boots are designed to weather the elements on long mountain hikes.这双靴子专为在长时间的山地徒步中抵御恶劣天气而设计。
- weather away
- 风化；逐渐侵蚀
- After centuries of wind and rain, the ancient carvings have weathered away.经过几个世纪的风雨，古老的雕刻已风化殆尽。
- weather criticism
- 顶住批评；承受指责
- The coach has weathered heavy criticism but refuses to quit.这位教练顶住了强烈的批评，但他拒绝辞职。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
天气(weather)再好再坏都要“扛过去”，weather the storm 就是“经受住风雨、平安度过”的意思。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：新闻报道、商务讨论、日常对话 weather 表示“经受住、安然度过（如困难、危机）”时，语气中性，通常用于新闻、商务或日常对话中。
Pronunciation & Spelling
weather、whether、leather、feather、together 都包含重读的 /ɛðɚ/，彼此押韵；whether 与 weather 读音完全相同。注意：sweater /ˈswɛtɚ/、either /ˈiːðɚ/ 或 /ˈaɪðɚ/、rather /ˈræðɚ/ 拼写或读音相近，但都不与 weather 押韵，不要照 weather 类推读音。
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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