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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1610 COCA: 1614

weather

1 weather /ˈwɛðɚ/ noun
plural weathers
1 weather
/ˈwɛðɚ/
noun
plural weathers
Learner's definition of WEATHER
: the state of the air and atmosphere at a particular time and place : the temperature and other outside conditions (such as rain, cloudiness, etc.) at a particular time and place天气;气象
[noncount]
[plural]
often used figuratively常用作比喻
[noncount] : bad or stormy weather坏天气;暴风雨天气;暴风雪天气
the weather : a report or forecast about the weather气象报告;天气预报

keep a weather eye on

old-fashioned
: to watch (someone or something) very carefully仔细观察;密切注视

make heavy weather of

see 1heavy

under the weather

: not feeling well : feeling sick不舒服;不得劲
see also fair-weather
2 weather /ˈwɛðɚ/ verb
weathers; weathered; weathering
2 weather
/ˈwɛðɚ/
verb
weathers; weathered; weathering
Learner's definition of WEATHER
[no object] : to change in color, condition, etc., because of the effects of the sun, wind, rain, etc., over a long period of time(经长时间日晒、风吹、雨淋等而)褪色,风化,侵蚀
[+ object] : to deal with or experience (something dangerous or unpleasant) without being harmed or damaged too much平安渡过(难关);经受住
see also weather the storm at 1storm

— weathered

/ˈwɛðɚd/ adjective

— weathering

noun [noncount]
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1610 COCA: 1614

weather

1 of 3

noun

weath·​er ˈwe-t͟hər How to pronounce weather (audio)
1
: the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness
2
: state or vicissitude of life or fortune
3
: disagreeable atmospheric conditions: such as
a
: rain, storm
b
: cold air with dampness
4

weather

2 of 3

verb

weathered; weathering
ˈwet͟h-riŋ,
ˈwe-t͟hə- How to pronounce weather (audio)

transitive verb

1
: to expose to the open air : subject to the action of the elements
2
: to bear up against and come safely through
weather a storm
weather a crisis

intransitive verb

: to undergo or endure the action of the elements

weather

3 of 3

adjective

: of or relating to the side facing the wind compare lee
Phrases
to weather
: in the direction from which the wind is blowing
under the weather

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Noun The weather today will be hot and dry. The hikers sought protection from the weather under an overhang. It looks like we're in for some weather tomorrow. We'll take a look at the weather right after this commercial break. Check the weather before you make plans. Verb The wood on the porch has weathered over the years. They weathered a terrible storm while at sea. He has weathered the criticism well. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
With year-round warm weather, stunning natural beauty, and a rich culture, Hawaii has earned its spot on the top of many people's bucket lists. Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2022 Because there’s hardly any weather on the planet, and few major marsquakes that could harm the samples, the cache should remain untouched until the lander comes. WIRED, 16 Sep. 2022 Proponents of the bans argue local governments have an imperative to act as planet-warming emissions fuel extreme weather, such as wildfires, drought and heat waves. Dustin Gardiner, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Sep. 2022 Severe weather, winter storms and hurricanes caused a majority of the outages. Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 14 Sep. 2022 The weather called for jackets and umbrellas, which didn’t deter from some really cool ensembles. Essence, 12 Sep. 2022 Weapons supplies, weather, and the resolve in Moscow as well as in Washington and European capitals will determine how the rest of the war unfolds. Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2022 The Patriots arrived in South Florida a little early to get acclimated with the hot weather, which reached the low 90s in the week leading up to Sunday’s game. Alanis Thames, ajc, 11 Sep. 2022 His men were also the first group of Europeans known to have become trapped by ice and forced to spend a harrowing winter far above the Arctic Circle, beset by extreme weather, scurvy and repeated polar bear attacks. David James, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Sep. 2022
Verb
The queen’s qualities, her generally careful adjustments to modern times, and, as the years passed, her seeming permanence has helped Britain weather turbulent and rapidly changing times. The Editors, National Review, 9 Sep. 2022 The poor yields are probably more than a one-year blip, as climate change alters weather patterns in agriculturally important parts of the country, contributing to higher food prices that experts don’t see ebbing any time soon. Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2022 Bublé and Lopilato had a lot to weather while their son Noah was ill, as the singer said on Australia's Today Show in October 2018. Stephanie Kaloi, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2022 The poor yields are likely more than a one-year blip, as climate change alters weather patterns in agriculturally important parts of the country, contributing to higher food prices that experts don't see ebbing any time soon. Laura Reiley, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2022 Texas managed to weather the first storm Saturday afternoon in Oklahoma City. Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 4 June 2022 Some critics argue that Britons habitually overreact to weather extremes. Mark Landler, New York Times, 18 July 2022 Some critics argue that Britons habitually overreact to weather extremes. Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2022 In Hokkaido, Limburg explains, many people had time to properly close up and weather-seal their houses before moving away. Lilit Marcus, CNN, 4 July 2022
Adjective
According to Stephen Clark, this was SpaceX's first non-weather, non-range terminal countdown abort since NROL-108 in December 2020. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 22 July 2022 And now people with a non-weather background reference it, too. Jennifer Sangalang, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2022 These breakfasts are particularly popular in Asia and the Pacific, especially at warm-weather private villa resorts in places like Thailand, Fiji and the Maldives. Lilit Marcus, CNN, 21 June 2021 Current laws allow non-weather water loss claims up to five years after the incident that caused the damage. Ron Hurtibise, sun-sentinel.com, 14 Nov. 2020 Sun Country’s business consists of commercial flights between the United States and warm-weather international vacation destinations, transporting cargo for Amazon, and charter flights. Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2020 That chapter has not stopped the media personality from sharing his non-weather opinions on social media. Neal Justin, Star Tribune, 12 Aug. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English weder, from Old English; akin to Old High German wetar weather, Old Church Slavonic vetrŭ wind

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Adjective

1582, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of weather was before the 12th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1610 COCA: 1614
weather

noun

ADJECTIVE | ... OF WEATHER | VERB + WEATHER | WEATHER + VERB | WEATHER + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVEbeautiful, excellent, fair, fine, glorious, good, great, ideal, lovely, nice, perfect, superb (especially BrE) 美好的天氣;晴朗的天氣;好天氣;宜人的天氣;理想的天氣;令人愉快的天氣;特別好的天氣adverse, appalling, atrocious, awful, bad, dismal, dreadful, foul, gloomy, grim, horrible, inclement, lousy, miserable, nasty, poor, rotten, rough, terrible惡劣的天氣;險惡的天氣;陰沉的天氣;可怕的天氣;壞天氣;陰冷的天氣;糟糕的天氣hot, humid, muggy, sultry, warm炎熱的天氣;潮濕的天氣;悶熱的天氣;暖和的天氣mild溫和的天氣bright, clear, sunny晴朗的天氣;陽光和煦的天氣calm無風的天氣dry乾燥的天氣reliable, settled (BrE) 穩定的天氣changeable, fickle, uncertain, unpredictable, unsettled多變的天氣;變幻莫測的天氣;不可預測的天氣extreme, fierce, harsh, severe, violent, wild極端天氣;惡劣的天氣;狂暴的天氣bitter, chilly, cold, freezing, frosty, icy, wintry嚴寒的天氣;寒冷的天氣;霜凍天氣;寒冬天氣cool涼爽天氣cloudy, grey/gray陰雲密佈的/陰沉的天氣damp, rainy, wet潮濕的天氣;陰雨天foggy有霧的天氣blustery, stormy, windy狂風大作的/狂風暴雨的/刮風的天氣autumn, fall, spring, summer, winter秋天的/春天的/夏天的/冬天的天氣unseasonable, unseasonably..., unseasonal (especially BrE) 不合時令的⋯天氣a spell of unseasonably warm weather.一段不合時令的溫暖天氣local當地的天氣... OF WEATHERspell一段時間的天氣VERB + WEATHERenjoy享受⋯天氣I've been enjoying this beautiful weather.我一直在享受這種好天氣。have有⋯天氣We've had great weather all week.我們過去整整一週都是好天氣。brave勇敢面對惡劣的天氣Deciding to brave the weather, he grabbed his umbrella and went out.他決定冒雨前去,抓起傘就出門了。forecast, predict預報/預測天氣check看天氣I checked the weather this morning.今天早晨我查看了一下天氣情況。WEATHER + VERBclear, clear up, improve, warm up天氣轉晴;天氣好轉;天氣變暖We'll go just as soon as this weather lets up.天氣一好轉,我們就出發。hold, hold out, hold up, keep up天氣持續If the weather holds out we could go swimming later.如果天氣一直這樣,我們可以以後再去游泳。threaten天氣很可能轉壞Bad weather threatened.惡劣天氣即將來臨。break, deteriorate, worsen天氣突變;天氣惡化It was sunny until the weekend, but then the weather broke.週末之前天氣還是陽光明媚的,可是接着就變天了。become sth, get sth, turn sth天氣變得⋯;天氣轉為⋯Next day the weather turned cold.第二天天氣就變冷了。look sth天氣看起來⋯The weather looks beautiful today.今天天氣看起來很好。remain sth, stay sth天氣持續⋯/保持⋯continue天氣保持不變close in, set in天氣變壞;惡劣天氣到來The weather closed in and the climbers had to take shelter.天氣變壞,登山者不得不找地方避一避。I wanted to mend the roof before the cold weather set in.我想在冷天到來之前修補一下房頂。come天氣到來According to the forecast, there is a lot more wet weather to come.天氣預報說還會有更多的陰雨天。allow, permit (You cannot say 'weather allowing'.不能用 weather allowing) 天氣狀況允許I sat outside as often as the weather allowed.只要天氣允許,我都會到室外去坐一坐。We're having a barbecue next Saturday, weather permitting.如果天氣適宜,我們下星期六就去燒烤野餐。 (You cannot say 'weather allowing'.不能用 weather allowing) prevent sth天氣妨礙⋯Stormy weather prevented any play in today's tennis.暴風雨使今天的所有網球比賽都無法進行。let sb down (BrE) 天氣讓某人失望change天氣變化bring sth out天氣使⋯出來The fine weather brings out butterflies.天氣好的時候,蝴蝶就會出來活動。WEATHER + NOUNconditions天氣狀況The plane crashed into the sea in adverse weather conditions.由於天氣惡劣,飛機墜入了大海。patterns, system天氣模式/系統the effects of global warming on the world's weather patterns全球變暖對全球天氣模式的影響Atlantic weather systems大西洋氣候系統forecast, report天氣預報;氣象報告data, information, records天氣資料;氣象信息;天氣記錄event天氣事件an increase in extreme weather events極端天氣事件的增多satellite, station氣象衞星;天氣站centre/center氣象中心chart, map天氣圖PHRASESa change in the weather天氣的變化We hadn't bargained for such a dramatic change in the weather.我們並沒有預料到天氣會出現如此大的變化。in all weather, in all weather conditions, in all weathers, whatever the weather在任何天氣情況下;不管天氣如何The lifeboat crews go out in all weather(s).救生船人員在任何天氣情況下都出動救援。He swims in the sea every day, whatever the weather.不管天氣怎樣,他每天都到海裏游泳。the vagaries of the weather, the vagaries of weather (NAmE) 天氣的變幻無常She packed to cope with the vagaries of New York's weather.她收拾好東西以便應付紐約變幻無常的天氣。
weather

verb¹

1pass safely through sth安全度過ADVERB | VERB + WEATHER ADVERBsuccessfully, well成功度過;順利熬過Their company had weathered the recession well.他們的公司順利地熬過了衰退期。VERB + WEATHERmanage to (figurative) 設法度過The company has managed to weather the storm.公司設法度過了這場風暴。
weather

verb²

2change in appearance because of the sun/air/wind受侵蝕ADVERBbadly遭受嚴重侵蝕Some of the stone has weathered badly.這塊石頭的某些部份已經嚴重風化了。naturally自然地風化

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