|
English word |
English Definition |
English Example sentence |
| 1 |
to be harsh |
to be difficult to live with, difficult to deal with |
The summers in LA are harsh; sometimes the temperature gets up
to 45 degrees. |
| 2 |
to be threatening |
to be on the verge of changing from good weather to bad
weather |
The sky looked threatening, so I took an umbrella with me when
I left the house. |
| 3 |
to be fierce |
to be very strong |
Typhoons are fierce, especially in Kansai. |
| 4 |
to be sultry |
to be very hot and humid |
I'm sick of this sultry weather. |
| 5 |
to be inclement |
to be extremely bad (weather) |
During the typhoon the winds were inclement. |
| 6 |
to be unseasonable |
weather that doesn't match the time of year in which it
happens |
There was an unseasonable period of cold weather last
summer. |
| 7 |
to be unpleasant |
to cause a bad feeling, to cause physical discomfort |
Cold weather is so unpleasant, especially for the fingers and
toes. |
| 8 |
to be muggy |
to be hot and humid |
It's so muggy today; when I sweat, it doesn't evaporate. |
| 9 |
a severe thunderstorm |
a very bad rainstorm featuring thunder |
The desert areas of the US are often hit with severe
thunderstorms in the summer. |
| 10 |
coastal flooding |
a situation where the area near the ocean goes underwater for a
short time |
The combination of heavy winds and rain caused coastal flooding
for the low-lying island. |
| 11 |
a flash flood |
a flood that starts very very quickly |
The flash flood came down the valley and swept away the
cabin. |
| 12 |
to pour |
to rain very hard |
It was pouring earlier today; the streets are still wet even
now. |
| 13 |
a downpour |
a very heavy rainstorm |
Due to the downpour, my umbrella broke. |
| 14 |
hail |
frozen rain |
The hail sounded like tiny rocks when it hit the roof. |
| 15 |
to hail |
for frozen rain to fall from the sky |
It started to hail, so I ran into a building. |
| 16 |
fog |
very small drops of water that float above the ground in
clouds |
There is a really thick fog today. I can hardly see
anything. |
| 17 |
smog |
a cloud of dirty air (usually above cities) |
The smog in LA is really bad today |
| 18 |
wind chill |
that effect that the wind makes you feel colder than it
actually is |
It's 2 degrees today, but thanks to the wind chill factor it
feels like it's -10. |
| 19 |
a gale force wind |
a very very strong wind |
I almost fell off my bike yesterday due to the gale force
winds |
| 20 |
visibility |
the ability to see > used to describe how far you can see in
bad conditions |
It was hard driving in the fog due to poor visibility |
| 21 |
to be choppy |
(sea / lake) to be rough and have small waves |
The sea was quite choppy yesterday. |