单词 | weather |
释义 | Word Frequency weather(ˈwɛðə) noun 1. a. the day-to-day meteorological conditions, esp temperature, cloudiness, and rainfall, affecting a specific place Compare climate (sense 1)b. (modifier) relating to the forecasting of weather a weather ship 2. a prevailing state or condition 3. make heavy weather 4. under the weather adjective 5. (prenominal) on or at the side or part towards the wind; windward the weather anchor Compare lee (sense 4)verb 6. to expose or be exposed to the action of the weather 7. to undergo or cause to undergo changes, such as discoloration, due to the action of the weather 8. (intransitive) to withstand the action of the weather 9. (when intr, foll by through) to endure (a crisis, danger, etc) 10. (transitive) to slope (a surface, such as a roof, sill, etc) so as to throw rainwater clear 11. (transitive) to sail to the windward of to weather a point Derived forms weatherer (ˈweatherer) noun Word origin Old English weder; related to Old Saxon wedar, Old High German wetar, Old Norse vethr |
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