气象 Flashcards by junyi yang

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avalanche

A

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

A

气压表 baro(重压)

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blast

A

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

A

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

A

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

A

暴雨

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drizzle 反

A

下毛毛雨

反： deluge

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drizzly

A

下绵绵细雨的 adj.

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drought

A

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

hot | 反：frigid

frigidity

the quality or state of being frigid

glacial

of the Ice Age; very cold

gust

a strong rush wind; an outburst (emotion)

hail

frozen rain drop

halo

神圣的光环

humid

潮湿的

humidity

moistness; dampness

hurrican

a severe tropical cyclone

icicle

a tapering pointed hanging piece of ice

landslide

山崩；overwhelming victory

meteorology

the scientific study of weather conditions

monsoon

the season wind or rain of the Indian Ocean

perishing

very cold

piercing

penetratingly cold; preceptive

precipitation

fall of rain

seismic

seism(地震) + ic

snowdrift

a bank of drifted snow

stuffy

oppressive to the breathing

sultry

very hot and humid; capable of exciting strong sexual desires

sweltering 反

反：frigid

tempest

a violent storm; uproar

tornado

龙卷风

tremor

trem震动＋or =地震

zephyr

a breeze from the west / gentle breeze

aureole

日冕

aurora

极光

gale

a strong wind; a loud outburst

gloaming

evening dust; twilight

leeward

in the direction toward which the wind blows

mistral

cold dry wind

sizzler

scorcher

teem

下倾盆大雨

typhoon

台风

vernal

fresh or new like the spring

hibernal

like winter, wintry

gusty

windy

down-to-earth

downpour