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单词 weatherize
释义

weatherizev.

Brit. /ˈwɛðərʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈwɛðəˌraɪz/
Etymology: < weather n. + -ize suffix.
U.S.
transitive. To make weatherproof; spec. to render (a building) impervious to the effects of weather, by insulation, double-glazing, etc.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > [verb (transitive)] > make weatherproof
weatherize1980
1946 Woman's Home Compan. Mar. 117/3 (advt.) Weather-Bird Shoes for boys and girls are weatherized.
1977 Time 4 Apr. 52/2 Plants and office buildings will have to be weatherized to prevent energy loss.
1980 New Age (U.S.) Oct. 38/1 In Fitchburg, Massachusetts, people were so scared of freezing last winter that they dreamed up a program of door-to-door citizen action which was supposed to weatherize half their houses in five weeks.

Derivatives

ˌweatheriˈzation n.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > [noun] > exposure to weather > ability to withstand > quality of being weatherproof or resistant > rendering weatherproof
weatherizing1976
weatherization1983
1983 Hyde Park (Chicago) Herald 6 July 21 The city's weatherization program makes it worthwhile.
ˈweatherized adj.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > [adjective] > weatherproof or resistant
weather-resistant1648
weather-resisting1648
weather-fast1910
weatherized1946
weatherproofed1963
weatherable1972
1946 Collier's 9 Nov. 92 (advt.) A brand-new portable [radio] with new weatherized case.
ˈweatherizing n.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > [noun] > exposure to weather > ability to withstand > quality of being weatherproof or resistant > rendering weatherproof
weatherizing1976
weatherization1983
1976 Laurel (Montana) Outlook 9 June 3/2 A project which could provide insulation and other weatherization materials... A coordinator for the Weatherizing program.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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