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单词 showery
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Definition of showery in English:

showery

adjective ˈʃaʊəriˈʃaʊ(ə)ri
  • (of weather or a period of time) characterized by frequent showers of rain.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He steps up to seven furlongs tomorrow but has won over this distance and should go well tomorrow, especially as the forecast showery weather should ease the ground nicely for him.
    • On a showery day the Bolton side won the toss and elected to field.
    • In the summer northern Britain may have cooler than average conditions with some showery weather, while southern Britain may be dry and bright.
    • This time of year is early autumn in New Zealand so the weather could be mixed, either dry and warm or showery.
    • Tournament organisers have brought forward play in the final round by one hour as they attempt to protect what should be a great spectacle from the showery weather which is forecast for later in the day.
    • Thursday brightened into an overcast, showery day with belts of dark and paler grey cloud scudding across the sky.
    • There was a good turn out for the Clonaslee Show despite the showery weather.
    • With forecasters predicting cool and showery weather, many sunseekers are heading for popular Mediterranean destinations.
    • Cereal drilling is progressing well despite the showery weather and many farms are almost drilled up.
    • Brighter, more showery weather will clear from the west in the afternoon.
    • Unlike June's Royal Ascot meeting which was often beset by showery weather, it was a true summer's day as the sun beat down with not a raindrop in sight.
    • The band will bring heavy showers, especially to the east of Scotland, and will be followed later in the week by more showery weather.
    • Cool and showery weather due for much of the country this weekend may also keep visitors away.
    • Although not hot, the weather was kind to the festival and the showery rain that the town had experienced all week did not materialise save for one five minute burst.
    • They were very wrong about the showery drizzle, which never manifested.
    • A windy and showery day deterred some from venturing out, but those that did had a very good time.
    • Courtwood intermediate footballers secured a quarter-final spot with this win at a showery Timahoe last Thursday and in doing so ended the championship hopes of Killeshin for another year.
    • Storms would be very dirty and multiple bands of dust could be deposited on the ice sheet by several mechanisms, such as by dry deposition between storms or during showery periods in one storm.
    • A breezy and showery week is forecast, although mild conditions should keep things moving nicely, and anglers should be rewarded with fish.
    • It was showery and very windy but surprisingly the pitch was playable.
    Synonyms
    moist, moistened, wettish, dampened, dampish

Rhymes

dowry, floury, flowery, loury, towery
 
 

Definition of showery in US English:

showery

adjectiveˈʃaʊ(ə)riˈSHou(ə)rē
  • (of weather or a period of time) characterized by frequent showers of rain.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • With forecasters predicting cool and showery weather, many sunseekers are heading for popular Mediterranean destinations.
    • They were very wrong about the showery drizzle, which never manifested.
    • Cereal drilling is progressing well despite the showery weather and many farms are almost drilled up.
    • Thursday brightened into an overcast, showery day with belts of dark and paler grey cloud scudding across the sky.
    • He steps up to seven furlongs tomorrow but has won over this distance and should go well tomorrow, especially as the forecast showery weather should ease the ground nicely for him.
    • There was a good turn out for the Clonaslee Show despite the showery weather.
    • Unlike June's Royal Ascot meeting which was often beset by showery weather, it was a true summer's day as the sun beat down with not a raindrop in sight.
    • A windy and showery day deterred some from venturing out, but those that did had a very good time.
    • Cool and showery weather due for much of the country this weekend may also keep visitors away.
    • Brighter, more showery weather will clear from the west in the afternoon.
    • Tournament organisers have brought forward play in the final round by one hour as they attempt to protect what should be a great spectacle from the showery weather which is forecast for later in the day.
    • This time of year is early autumn in New Zealand so the weather could be mixed, either dry and warm or showery.
    • Courtwood intermediate footballers secured a quarter-final spot with this win at a showery Timahoe last Thursday and in doing so ended the championship hopes of Killeshin for another year.
    • In the summer northern Britain may have cooler than average conditions with some showery weather, while southern Britain may be dry and bright.
    • Although not hot, the weather was kind to the festival and the showery rain that the town had experienced all week did not materialise save for one five minute burst.
    • On a showery day the Bolton side won the toss and elected to field.
    • A breezy and showery week is forecast, although mild conditions should keep things moving nicely, and anglers should be rewarded with fish.
    • The band will bring heavy showers, especially to the east of Scotland, and will be followed later in the week by more showery weather.
    • Storms would be very dirty and multiple bands of dust could be deposited on the ice sheet by several mechanisms, such as by dry deposition between storms or during showery periods in one storm.
    • It was showery and very windy but surprisingly the pitch was playable.
    Synonyms
    moist, moistened, wettish, dampened, dampish
 
 
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