| 单词 | weather-tough |
| 释义 | > as lemmasweather-tough d. With adjectives expressing imperviousness or power of resistance (to the weather), as weather-free, weather-resistant, weather-resisting, weather-tight, weather-tough. Also weather-resistance; weatherproof adj. and n. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > [adjective] > weatherproof or resistant weather-resistant1648 weather-resisting1648 weather-fast1910 weatherized1946 weatherproofed1963 weatherable1972 the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > [noun] > exposure to weather > ability to withstand > quality of being weatherproof or resistant weather-resistance1648 weatherproofness1933 the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > [adjective] > stopping up or blocking > without leak or tight > specific watertight1489 wind-tight1507 wind and water tighta1550 weatherproof1647 weather-tight1648 wind-fast1648 airtight1728 steam-tight1765 waterproofed1813 gas-tight1819 acid-proof1844 gas-proof1846 oil-tight1847 mudproof1897 pressure-tight1899 draught-proof1908 weather-stripped1908 spill-proof1920 vacuum-tight1927 splash-proof1929 vapour-proof1946 1648 G. Daniel Eclog. ii. 6 Lambs, sooner wise then wee, Have got the Hedge, and now stand Weather-free. 1819 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto II xi. 124 The dashing spray Flies in one's face, and makes it weather-tough. 1832 H. Martineau Ella of Garveloch i. 10 If your honour would order the place down below to be made weather-tight for us. 1855 Poultry Chron. 3 388 Place a hen, with her brood, under a good weather~tight coop. 1894 Country Gentlemen's Catal. 269 Roofing felt.—The best known weather-resisting material yet introduced for roofing purposes. 1902 A. Austin Haunts Anc. Peace 20 The cottages..looked solid, sturdy, and weather-tight. 1934 Archit. Rev. 76 16/1 Many years of use have proved the method satisfactory, both as a weather-resistant and as insulation. 1942 E. Afr. Ann. 1941–2 98 (advt.) Anti-rust paint..durable, elastic, weather-resisting. 1967 M. Chandler Ceramics in Mod. World iv. 117 Another property that makes both porcelain and glass insulators particularly suitable for high-voltage insulators is their weather-resistance. 1970 New Yorker 3 Oct. 27/2 You can bolt on anything from redwood to weather-resistant aluminum. < as lemmas |
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