COLLOCATION FOR WEATHER
To check the weather forecast: ki m tra d báo th i ti t
Weather deteriorates: the weather gets worse: Th i ti t x u i
Weather improves: Th i ti t c i thi n
Beautiful/lovely/ideal/superb/perfect weather: nice weather: th i ti t
Lousy/miserable/nasty/dreadful/terrible weather: bad weather: th i ti t x u
Harsh/severe weather: Th i ti t kh c nghi t
Mild/calm weather: Th i ti t ơn hịa
p
THE SUN
The sun is shining brightly with clear skies and high temperature: M t tr i chói chang v i
b u tr i quang ãng và nhi t
cao
Strong sun # weak sun: N ng g t # n ng nh
Unbroken sunshine: only sunshine, no clouds in the sky: ch có n ng, khơng có mây trên b u
tr i
To soak up the sunshine or to bask in the sunshine: h p th ánh n ng m t tr i ho c ph i
mình trong ánh n ng m t tr i
Be scorching hot -> boiling hot: Nóng nh thiêu
t
RAIN
light rain: little rain: m a nh
Heavy rain: lots of rain: m a nhi u
Torrential rain: rain gets really intense: M a x i x
To pour (with rain):
Continuous or constant rain: rain continues without stopping: M a liên t c
Intermittent rain or scattered showers: rain that starts and stops various times throughout
m a
the day.
To get soaking wet/ get soaked: b
The rain lets up = stop raining: ng ng m a
Be freezing cold -> Be bitterly cold: L nh cóng
t
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WIND
A breeze -> a wind -> a strong wind -> a gale -> a hurricane: M t làn gió -> m t c n gió -> m t c n
gió m nh -> m t c n gió gi t -> m t tr n cu ng phong
Fierce winds or gale-force winds: wind that is strong and violent: Gió m nh ho c gió gi t m nh
The wind is picking up: the wind is increasing in intensity: gió ang m nh h n
The wind is dying down: the wind is decreasing in intensity: gió ang y u d n
A blast of wind or a gust of wind: a sudden instance of wind: M t c n gió
t ng t
SNOW
Snow flurries: light snow: tuy t nh
Driving snow or swirling snow: snow that is blown around by the wind: Tuy t r i ho c tuy t xoáy
Fresh, newly-fallen snow: Tuy t m i r i
To clear the snow or plough the snow: to remove snow with vehicles: d n tuy t
To shovel the snow: to clear the snow manually: d n tuy t th cơng b ng x ng
OTHERS
Heatwave:
t nóng
Thunder and lightning: S m sét
Thick fog: s
ng mù dày
Humidity:
m
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