天气预报常见术语
天气预报常见术语
作者：编辑 王晓珊 时间：2006-10-16
风
calm 无风
breeze 微风
moderate breeze 和风
gale 强风、风暴
squall 狂风(伴有雨、雪）
a chilling wind 寒风
hurricane 飓风
cyclone 旋风
typhoon 台风
whirlwind 龙卷风
a gust of wind 阵风
a constant wind 风向稳定的风
a fair wind 顺风
a contrary wind 逆风
沙
sandstorm 沙暴
duststorm 尘暴
雨
drizzle 毛毛雨
thundershower 雷阵雨
shower 阵雨
rainstorm 暴风雨
light rainshower 小阵雨
heavy shower 强阵雨
isolated shower 局部阵雨
scattered shower 零星阵雨
cloud-burst 大暴雨
pouring rain 倾盆大雨
freezing rain 冻雨
thunder 雷
lightning 闪电
raindrop 雨点、雨滴
rainfall 降雨量
雪
snow shower 阵雪
heavy snow 大雪
light snow，flurry 小雪
sleet 雨夹雪
blizzard 大风雪
snowstorm 暴风雪
snowflake 雪花
snowdrift 雪堆
snowfall 降雪量
雾
fog 雾
mist 薄雾
freezing fog 冻雾
hail 冰雹
霜
dew 露
frost 霜
气候
mountain climate 高山气候
desert climate 沙漠气候
monsoon climate 季风气候
plateau climate 高原气候
continental climate 大陆气候
littoral climate 海滨气候
maritime climate 海洋气候
forest climate 森林气候Part 3: News Report (difficult level)
Listen to the news report and decide whether the statement is True or
False.
Listening Tip: before listening to the news story, please preview the
vocabularies listed below.
unleash to suddenly let a strong force have its full effect
diminish to become or make something become smaller or less
power line cable used to distribute electricity
spark a flash of light caused by electricity passing across a space
surge to suddenly move very quickly in a particular direction
rip up tear into shreds 撕毁
pier 水上平台, 码头
debris the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
hurl to throw something with a lot of force
dump knock down with force
side if bad subside if bad weather conditions subside, they gradually return to a
normal state
heed to pay attention to someone's advice or warning
evacuation sending people away from a dangerous place to a safe place
anticipation when you are expecting something to happen
1. Hurricane Isabel reaches a maximum speed of 160 kilometer-an-hour on the
continent.