28 Kuzmina 18 Flashcards
mist
mɪst
Mist is water that can be seen in the air or on a surface.
The forest was covered with mist.
a cloud of very small drops of water in the air just above the ground, that make it difficult to see
mist
mɪst
stuffy
/ˈstʌfi/
a stuffy room
It gets very hot and stuffy in here in summer.
warm in an unpleasant way and without enough fresh air
stuffy
/ˈstʌfi/
thermometer
θərˈmɑːmɪtər
A thermometer is a device that measures temperature.
The thermometer outside the window indicated that it was a hot day today.
an instrument used for measuring the temperature of the air, a person’s body, etc.
thermometer
θərˈmɑːmɪtər
forecast
ˈfɔːrkæst
A forecast is an idea about what the weather will be like in the future.
The forecast says that it will rain all week.
a statement about what will happen in the future, based on information that is available now
forecast
ˈfɔːrkæst
weatherman
/ˈweðərmæn/
a man on radio or television whose job is describing the weather and telling people what it is going to be like
a man on radio or television whose job is describing the weather and telling people what it is going to be like
weatherman
/ˈweðərmæn/
rainstorm
/ˈreɪnstɔːrm/
We sheltered from the rainstorm in a little hut.
We drove for five hours through a rainstorm.
a heavy fall of rain
rainstorm
/ˈreɪnstɔːrm/
tender
ˈtendər
A tender food is soft and easy to chew.
The meat was so tender they didn’t need knives to cut it.
(of food) easy to bite through and cut
tender
ˈtendər
rest
/rest/
the rest [singular] the part of something that remains
Take what you want and throw the rest away.
the rest of something
The country enjoys friendly relations with the rest of the world.
How would you like to spend the rest of the day?
for the rest of something
I’m not doing this job for the rest of my life.
