Weather Flashcards
WEATHER (weather)
/ˈwɛðər/
[thời tiết]
(n) the condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time
EX: The weather is good.
1. (n): Weather -> Weather forecast
2. (v): Weather, Weatherize
3. (adj): Fair-weather, weather-beaten
Weather forecast
/ˈwɛðər ˈfɔrkæst/
(n) bản tin dự báo thời tiết
EX: There’s a good weather forecast for tomorrow.
WIND
/wɪnd/
[gió]
(n) air that moves quickly as a result of natural forces
EX: A gust wind (= a short strong wind) blew my hat off
1. (n): Wind, wind-up, wind-down
2. (v): Wind - Unwind
3. (adj): Windy, Windless, Winding
4. (adv): Windily, Winlessly, Windingly
5. (Phrasal verbs): Wind up, Wind down
SUN
/sʌn/
[mặt trời]
- (n)the star that shines in the sky during the day and gives the earth heat and light
EX: The sun was shining - (n) the light and heat from the sun
EX: This room gets the sun in the mornings.
1. (n): sun
2. (v): sun
3. (adjective): sunny, sunless, sunlike, sunlit
4. (adverb): sunnily, sunlessly
SUNSHINE
/ˈsʌnʃaɪn/
*[ánh nắng, ánh sáng mặt trời]
- (n) the light and heat from the sun
EX: This room gets the sun in the mornings.
_____________________________________ - (n) happinessorpleasure:
EX: Theirgrandchildren havebroughtsunshine intotheirlives.
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IDIOM
A RAY OF SUNSHINE [tia nắng]
a person or thing that makes life brighter or more cheerful
1. (n): sunshine, sunshines
2. (adj): sunshiny, sunshiney, sunshineless, sunshining
RAIN
/reɪn/
[mưa]
(n) dropsof water fromclouds
EX: heavy/torrential/pouring rain(= a lot of rain):
Heavyrain has beenforecastfor Scotland andNorthernIreland.
- (n): **rain*”, rainer, rainout
- (v): rain
- (adj): rainy, rainsome, rainlike, rainless, rainfed, raintight, rainfast, rainwashed
- (adv): rainily, rainlessly*
DOWNPOUR
/ˈdaʊnpɔr/
[mưa rào, mưa lớn]
(n) alargeamount ofrainthatfallsquickly
HAILSTONE
/ˈheɪlstoʊn/
[viên mưa đá]
(n) a small ball of ice that falls like rain
THUNDER
/ˈθʌndər/
[tiếng sấm]
(n) theloudnoisethat you sometimeshearin theskyduring astorm
a roll of thunder(= a series of noises)
a clap of thunder(= a single very loud noise)
1. (n): thunder,…
2. (v): thunder
3. (adj): thunderous, thundery, thunderlike, thundersome, thunderless, thundering
4. (adv): thunderously, thunderingly
LIGHTNING
/ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/
[chớp]
(n) thebrightflashesoflightthat you see in theskyduring astorm
CLOUD
/klaʊd/
*[mây]
a gray or white mass made of very small drops of water in the sky
EX: The sun went behind a cloud
## Footnote
- (n): Cloud
- (v): cloud, cloudify
- (adj): cloudy, cloudish
- (adv): cloudily, cloudlessly
- (Phrasal Verbs): cloud over
FOG
/fɔɡ/
[sương mù]
(n) a thickcloudthatformscloseto thegroundor towaterand isdifficultto see through. Fog isthickerthanmist
EX: We’llleavewhen this fog haslifted.
a blanket of fog(= fog that covers everything):
- (n): fog
- (v): fog
- (adj): foggy, fogbound, foggable, foglike, fogless
- (adv): foggily
DEW
/djuː/
[sương]
(n) smalldropsofwaterthat form on thegroundduring thenight
- (n): Dew
- (v): Dew
- (adj): Dewy, Dewlike, Dewless
- (adv): Dewily
SNOW
/snoʊ/
[tuyết]
(n) small, soft, white pieces of frozen water that fall from the sky in cold weather
EX: Children were playing in the snow.
(adj): snowish
SNOWFLAKE
/ˈsnoʊfleɪk/
[bông tuyết]
(n) asinglepieceofsnowthatfallsfrom thesky
EX: A single snowflake landed on her nose.
BLIZZARD
/ˈblɪzərd/
[bão tuyết]
(n) astormwith alotofsnowandstrongwinds
EX: Roadswerecloseddue tosevereblizzards.
(adj): blizzardy, blizzardous, blizzardlike
SLEET
/slit/
[mưa tuyết]
(n) a mixture of rain and snow
EX: The rain was turning to sleet.
(adj): sleety
TEMPERATURE
/ˈtɛmprətʃər/
[nhiệt độ]
(n) ameasurementof howhotor howcoldaplaceorobjectis. Temperature ismeasuredindegreesCelsiusordegreesFahrenheit
1. TEMPERATURE OF:
EX: Theseedsneeda miniumtemperature of about 15°C togerminate.
2. AT A TEMPERATURE:
EX: Makesurethat youbakeit at thecorrecttemperature.
3. AIR/WATER/GROUND TEMPERATURE:
EX: Thewatertemperature is 79°F.
4. THE TEMPERATURE DROPS:
*EX: Temperaturesdroppedbelowfreezinglastnight.x
5. TEMPERATURES IN THE 20S/30S/40S etc:
EX: SouthernEngland wastodayenjoyingtemperaturesin thehigh20s.
6. THE TEMPERATURE RISES:
EX: The temperature has risen (by) five degrees
- (n): temper, temperature, temperament, temperance, temperancy, temperateness, temperer, temperamentality
- (v): temper
- (adj): temperate, temperamental, temperant, temperative, temperable
- (adv): temperately, temperamentally
SUNNY
/ˈsʌni/
[có nhiều nắng]
(adj) with a lot of bright light from the sun
**EX: A sunny day
- (n): sunniness
- sunny-side up (adj)
HOT
/hɑt/
[nóng]
(adj) having a high temperature
EX: It’s hot today
WARM
/wɔrm/
[ấm]
(adj) fairlyhotin a way that iscomfortableandpleasant
EX: Iwalkedfastto keep warm.
- (n): warm-up, warm-down
- (v): warm
- (adj): warmish, warmable
- (adv): warm, warmly
- (Phrasal Verbs): warm up, warm down, warm to, warm through
WET
/wɛt/
[ướt]
(adj) coveredwithwateror anotherliquid
1. wet with:
EX: Herforeheadwas wet withsweat.
2. soaking/sopping/dripping wet(= very wet):
*EX: Mysocksandshoeswere soakingwet.
3. Wet through(= completely wet):
EX: Where have you been? You’re wet through!
- (n): wet, wetness
- (v): wet
- (adj): wet, wettish, wettable
- (adv): wetly
DRY
/draɪ/
[khô]
(adj) not wet, without water
EX: Her mouth feltas dry as a bone(= completely dry).
- (n): dryness, drought, dry
- (v): dry
- (adj): dryable
- (Phrasal Verb): dry up, dry out, dry off
MILD
/maɪld/
[ khí hậu ôn hoà, ấm áp]
(adj) not very cold, especiallywarmerthanusualfor the time ofyear
EX: a mildwinter
- (n): mild
- (v): milden
- (adj): mildish, mild-mannered
