单词 | cloudy |
释义 | cloudy (klaʊdi ) Word forms: cloudier , cloudiest 1. adjective A2 If it is cloudy, there are a lot of clouds in the sky. ...a windy, cloudy day. Synonyms: dull, dark, dim, gloomy 2. adjective B2 A cloudy liquid is less clear than it should be. 3. graded adjective Ideas, opinions, or issues that are cloudy are confused or uncertain. ...an absurdly cloudy political debate. The legal position is very cloudy. Synonyms: vague, confused, obscure, blurred Collocations: cloudy conditions We inserted late at night, in foggy and cloudy conditions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They are so used to cloudy conditions that they sometimes mistaken (sic) sunshine for clouds because they have lived in the mountainous city for too long. ST Keeps charging even in cloudy conditions. Times, Sunday Times In cloudy conditions that were perfect for bowling, he caused persistent problems with movement in the air and off the pitch. Times, Sunday Times Last week many areas had cold, cloudy conditions and patches of fog. Times, Sunday Times Yorkshire had been put in on a cloudy day, yet there was little apparent movement through the air or off the pitch. Times, Sunday Times (2015) It continues to be a bad summer for butterflies, but one species that often comes out on a cloudy day is the marbled white. Times, Sunday Times (2012) You get splashproof stereo sounds free - even on a cloudy day. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Four volunteers walked on a cloudy day when the Sun was hidden and two in bright sunshine. Times, Sunday Times (2009) A cloudy day with more showers is in prospect today. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Weather: cloudy morning, showers and sunny spells in afternoon. Times, Sunday Times On cloudy morning the period may extend to 10:00 am. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You can expect some cloudy mornings, but they can easily be avoided with a lie-in — you may need one anyway, as the nightlife here doesn't get going until after midnight. Times, Sunday Times Instead of looking up at an empty balcony, audiences can instead see a fake ceiling with a picture of trees reaching up to a moonlit cloudy night. Times, Sunday Times The post was at height of 14,000 feet where visibility on that cloudy night was just 5 metres and temperature was minus 5 degrees. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But neither side could explain why dew tended not to form under trees, or on cloudy nights. Times, Sunday Times The other continued to plummet, unconscious, out of the cloudy sky. Times, Sunday Times Pink-footed geese in long skeins passed across the cloudy sky, and a grey seal swam off the shingle beach while he checked us over. Times, Sunday Times One of them, aerogel, looks like a miracle: a piece of cloudy sky you can hold in your hand. Times, Sunday Times Our own cloudy sky requires a different approach. Times, Sunday Times Page said, pointing into the cloudy sky. Times, Sunday Times Two aquarium tanks had been filled with cloudy water from the inlet that morning. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Southern right whales hide in cloudy water, but the loss of visual contact with their young forces them to call out and risk being spotted. The Sun Swim with its prey or in cloudy water and the shark finds it hard to distinguish you from its natural fodder. Times, Sunday Times Startled or stressed fish are darker than unstressed fish; fish found in cloudy water may be completely white. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Cloudy water will be treated less successfully, since solid matter can shield organisms, especially from ultraviolet light or if contact times are low. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Too many people think that perfect weather is a cloudless blue sky, but good weather and cloudy weather are not necessarily in opposition to each other. Times, Sunday Times (2006) But MoD discovered its modifications meant helicopters could not fly in cloudy weather. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The report praised the captain's safe landing of the aircraft but said that the outcome could have been very different in cloudy weather. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The launch can be aborted up to 100 minutes in advance, allowing for postponement in case of cloudy weather. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Rain chances increase this weekend, which will be mostly cloudy each day. Houston Chronicle The high temperature will be about 92 degrees under mostly cloudy skies. Houston Chronicle The high temperature will top out in the upper 80s under mostly cloudy skies. Houston Chronicle The high temperature will be in the lower 90s under mostly cloudy skies. Houston Chronicle After that there are signs of more of a west-east split, with western areas having rain and mostly cloudy skies. Times, Sunday Times It's been partly cloudy ever since we predicted that heatwave. Times, Sunday Times Winter months have many sunny and partly cloudy days, with frequent breaks between rainstorms. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Although the sky had been partly cloudy, the red sample had been exposed to sunlight through the south-facing windows. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Most days are cloudy or partly cloudy throughout the year. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The skies tend to be partly cloudy even during the drier seasons. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 多云的 Japanese: 曇った |
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