气象 Flashcards by junyi yang | Brainscape

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avalanche

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a mss of loosen snow swiftly sliding down a mountain

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balmy （反）

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mild whether / 芳香的

反：inclement / piquant

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inclement (反)

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severe whether / severe

反：balmy

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piquant

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spicy/ provocative(兴奋的)

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barometer

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气压表 baro(重压)

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blast

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一阵大风／冲击波

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diurnal （反）

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of daytime

反： nocturnal

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nocturnal

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of nighttime

反： diurnal

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bleak

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cold / depressing

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blizzard

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a severe snowstorm

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bluster

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风狂刮

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centigrade

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摄氏温度的

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cloudburst

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a sudden heavy rain

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cumulus

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cloud formed of a flat base

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cyclone

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a violent tornado windstorm

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damp (反)

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decrease the amplitude / moist

反：arid

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deluge (反)

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luge (冲洗)
great flood / heavy rainfall
反： drizzle

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arid (反)

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dry / dull
反：damp
n. aridness

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desiccate 反

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de + sicc干 ate 弄干脱水
反：drench 使湿透 hydrate 与水化合
disiccation 脱水干燥

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downpour

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暴雨

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drizzle 反

A

下毛毛雨

反： deluge

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drizzly

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下绵绵细雨的 adj.

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drought

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干旱

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frigid 反

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very cold ; lacking in warmth and life

反：torrid

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torrid 反

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hot

反：frigid

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frigidity

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the quality or state of being frigid

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glacial

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of the Ice Age; very cold

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gust

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a strong rush wind; an outburst (emotion)

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hail

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frozen rain drop

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halo

A

神圣的光环

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humid

A

潮湿的

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humidity

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moistness; dampness

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hurrican

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a severe tropical cyclone

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icicle

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a tapering pointed hanging piece of ice

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landslide

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山崩；overwhelming victory

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meteorology

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the scientific study of weather conditions

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monsoon

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the season wind or rain of the Indian Ocean

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perishing

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very cold

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piercing

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penetratingly cold; preceptive

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precipitation

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fall of rain

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seismic

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seism(地震) + ic

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snowdrift

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a bank of drifted snow

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stuffy

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oppressive to the breathing

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sultry

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very hot and humid; capable of exciting strong sexual desires

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sweltering 反

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反：frigid

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tempest

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a violent storm; uproar

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tornado

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龙卷风

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tremor

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trem震动＋or =地震

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zephyr

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a breeze from the west / gentle breeze

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aureole

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日冕

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aurora

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极光

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gale

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a strong wind; a loud outburst

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gloaming

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evening dust; twilight

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leeward

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in the direction toward which the wind blows

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mistral

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cold dry wind

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sizzler

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scorcher

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teem

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下倾盆大雨

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typhoon

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台风

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vernal

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fresh or new like the spring

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hibernal

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like winter, wintry

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gusty

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windy

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down-to-earth

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downpour