weather
/ˈweðə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈweðər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈwe-t͟hər/ (ame, mw) · /ˈweð.ər/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈweð.ɚ/ (ame, ipa)
weather — 名詞
1. what the air outside is like at a given place and time — for example whether it
天氣
某地某時的氣溫、風雨等大氣狀況
what the air outside is like at a given place and time — for example whether it is hot or cold, sunny or cloudy, calm or windy, dry or rainy.
Christopher checks the weather on his phone before he cycles to school each morning.
Christopher 每天早上騎車上學前都會用手機查天氣。
collocation: check the weather
The wedding was moved indoors because of the terrible weather on Saturday.
週六天氣很糟，所以婚禮改到室內舉辦。
collocation: terrible / bad weather
Farmers in Dewi's village depend on good weather during the rice harvest.
Dewi 村裡的農夫在稻米收成期很仰賴好天氣。
What is the weather like in Taipei in December?
台北十二月的天氣怎麼樣？
Hot, humid weather makes Vikram feel tired by lunchtime.
又熱又潮溼的天氣讓 Vikram 中午就覺得很累。
- climate
long-term pattern over years, not the day's conditions
- conditions
broader; can mean weather plus road, sea, or sports conditions
- elements
literary; usually means harsh weather such as wind and rain
文法句型
the weather
in [adjective] weather
用法筆記
Almost always uncountable and used with the definite article: 'the weather', not 'a weather' or 'weathers'. To talk about a specific kind, use an adjective + 'weather' (hot weather, stormy weather).
常見錯誤
weather — 動詞
- weatherpresent simple I / you / we / they
- weathers3rd person singular
- weathering-ing form
- weatheredpast simple
1. to come through a hard time — such as a financial crisis, an illness, or a publi
撐過；熬過
成功熬過危機、風暴等艱難時期
to come through a hard time — such as a financial crisis, an illness, or a public scandal — without being destroyed or giving up.
The small bookshop weathered the pandemic by selling online and packing orders by hand.
那家小書店靠著線上販售、親手包裝訂單，撐過了疫情。
collocation: weather a crisis / pandemic
Tamar's family weathered two difficult years after her father lost his job.
Tamar 的爸爸失業後，全家撐過了兩年的苦日子。
Few politicians could have weathered such a damaging scandal so calmly.
很少有政治人物能這麼鎮定地撐過如此重創的醜聞。
The old farmhouse has weathered every typhoon since it was built in 1952.
那棟老農舍從 1952 年蓋好以來，撐過了每一場颱風。
Andrés weathered his first year as a doctor by leaning on close friends and weekly runs.
Andrés 靠著好友的支持和每週跑步，熬過了行醫的第一年。
- succumb
to give in to a difficulty rather than survive it
文法句型
weather + [difficulty noun]
weather the storm
用法筆記
Object is almost always a difficulty: storm, crisis, recession, scandal, illness. The fixed phrase 'weather the storm' is by far the most common form, used both literally and figuratively for any tough period.
常見錯誤
2. of wood, stone, paint, or metal: to slowly change colour, surface, or shape beca
風化；褪色
因日曬風吹雨淋而逐漸變色或變形
of wood, stone, paint, or metal: to slowly change colour, surface, or shape because sun, wind, or rain has been acting on it for a long time.
The wooden fence around Hyun's garden has weathered to a soft silver-grey.
Hyun 家花園的木籬笆已經被風吹日曬成柔和的銀灰色。
intransitive: weather to [colour]
Years of salty sea air had weathered the iron gate at the harbour entrance.
多年的鹹濕海風讓港口入口的鐵門變得鏽蝕斑駁。
passive: be weathered by [element]
The stone steps of the temple were beautifully weathered by centuries of rain.
那座寺廟的石階被幾百年的雨水沖刷得很有韻味。
Cedar shingles weather quickly in coastal towns like Putri's hometown.
在 Putri 家鄉那種沿海小鎮，雪松木瓦很快就會被風雨褪色。
The painter chose a stain that lets the deck weather naturally instead of peeling.
油漆師傅選了一款讓戶外木甲板自然風化、不會剝落的染色劑。
文法句型
[material] weathers (to [colour])
be weathered by [sun/wind/rain]
用法筆記
Subject is a material or surface (wood, stone, leather, paint). Often appears in the past participle 'weathered' as an adjective: 'a weathered face', 'weathered timbers'. Distinguish from sense 1 — that takes a difficulty as object, this one takes a physical thing.
常見錯誤
weather — 形容詞
- weatherpositive
- weatherercomparative
- weatherestsuperlative
1. in sailing, describing the side of a boat that the wind is blowing against, as o
迎風的
航海用語，指船隻迎著風的那一側
in sailing, describing the side of a boat that the wind is blowing against, as opposed to the sheltered 'lee' side.
The crew clipped their harnesses to the weather rail before the squall hit.
陣風來襲前，船員把安全帶扣在迎風側的扶手上。
attributive: weather + rail / side / bow
Aylin trimmed the sail and moved her weight to the weather side of the dinghy.
Aylin 把帆調好，重心移到小帆船的迎風側。
Spray came over the weather bow as the yacht punched through the swell.
遊艇衝過湧浪時，浪花從迎風側的船首潑了上來。
The instructor told Sahil never to stand on the weather rail during a tack.
教練叫 Sahil 在轉向時絕對不要站在迎風側的扶手上。
- windward
the everyday equivalent; used in both sailing and general writing
文法句型
the weather side / bow / rail
用法筆記
Strictly nautical and almost always used before a noun (weather side, weather rail, weather bow). The opposite is 'lee'. Outside sailing texts and crew talk, ordinary speakers say 'windward' instead.