B2 - Lesson 19 - Weather Flashcards
forecast [/ˈfɔːkɑːst/]
a description of what is likely to happen in the future, based on the information that you have now → prediction
The weather forecast is good for tomorrow.
scatter [/ˈskætə/]
1 if someone scatters a lot of things, or if they scatter, they are thrown or dropped over a wide area in an irregular way
scatter (something) over/around/across etc something
Scatter the onions over the fish.
The flowers fell and scattered on the ground.
2 if a group of people or animals scatter, or if something scatters them, they move quickly in different directions
The sound of gunfire made the crowd scatter in all directions.
thunder [/ˈθʌndə/]
1 [uncountable] the loud noise that you hear during a storm, usually after a flash of lightning
We were woken in the night by thunder.
lightning [/ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/]
a powerful flash of light in the sky caused by electricity and usually followed by thunder
Two farm workers were struck by lightning (=hit by lightning).
Lightning flashed overhead.
thunderstorm [/ˈθʌndəstɔːm/]
a storm with thunder and lightning► see thesaurus at storm
fog [/fɒɡ/]
[countable, uncountable] cloudy air near the ground which is difficult to see through SYN mist
thick/dense/freezing fog
** We got lost in the thick fog.
** It will be a cold night, and there may be fog patches.
** A blanket of fog covered the fields.
** The fog lifted (=disappeared) in the afternoon.
mist [/mɪst/]
The only difference between mist and fog is visibility. It is called fog when visibility is 1km or less and called mist when visibility remains above 1km. In driving terms it tends to be referred to as fog when visibility is 100m or less.
shower [/ˈʃaʊə/]
1 FOR WASHING IN a piece of equipment that you stand under to wash your whole body
Why does the phone always ring when I’m in the shower?
I’d like to use the shower if that’s all right.
2 ACT OF WASHING an act of washing your body while standing under a shower
I need a shower.
take a shower
Nick rolled out of bed and took a shower.
have a shower especially British English
Mary loves having a hot shower after she’s been swimming.
3 RAIN a short period of rain or snow More heavy showers are forecast for tonight. a shower of rain a snow shower A few wintry showers are likely.
4 LOTS OF THINGS a lot of small light things falling or going through the air together
shower of
Peter kicked the fire and sent up a shower of sparks.
A shower of leaves fell towards the ground.
downpour [/ˈdaʊnpɔː/]
a lot of rain that falls in a short time
hail [/heɪl//]
1 [transitive] to describe someone or something as being very good
hail somebody/something as something
Lang’s first film was immediately hailed as a masterpiece.
be hailed something
The new service has been hailed a success.
A young man is being hailed a hero tonight after rescuing two children.
2 [transitive] to call to someone in order to greet them or try to attract their attention
She leaned out of the window and hailed a passerby.
hail a cab/taxi
The hotel doorman will hail a cab for you.
3 [uncountable] frozen raindrops which fall as hard balls of ice
heavy showers of rain and hail
sleet [/sliːt/]
half-frozen rain that falls when it is very cold
scattered sleet and snow showers
breeze [/briːz/]
a gentle wind → breezy
flowers waving in the breeze
blow [/bləʊ/]
1 WIND MOVING [intransitive, transitive] if the wind or a current of air blows, it moves
A cold breeze was blowing hard.
It was blowing from an easterly direction.
Outside, the weather was blowing a gale.
2 WIND MOVING SOMETHING [intransitive, transitive usually + adverb/preposition] to move, or to move something, by the force of the wind or a current of air
Her hair was blowing in the breeze.
The wind blew the rain into our faces.
3 AIR FROM YOUR MOUTH [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] to send air out from your mouth
blow (something) into/onto/out etc
She blew onto her coffee to cool it down.
disaster [/dɪˈzɑːstə/]
1 a sudden event such as a flood, storm, or accident which causes great damage or suffering → catastrophe
One hundred and twenty people died in China’s worst air disaster.
the economic consequences of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster
something that is very bad or a failure, especially when this is very annoying or disappointing
something is a complete/total/disaster
Because of the weather, the parade was a total disaster.
The evening was an unmitigated disaster (=a complete failure).
flood [/flʌd/]
1 COVER WITH WATER [intransitive, transitive] to cover a place with water, or to become covered with water
Towns and cities all over the country have been flooded.
The houses down by the river flood quite regularly.
2 RIVER [intransitive, transitive] if a river floods, it is too full, and spreads water over the land around it
There are now fears that the river could flood.
