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Vocabulary WEATHER and CLIMATE (upper intermediate and advanced) Lesson 14


source: MrSkypelessons     2015年6月3日
http://www.skype-lessons.com/blog/

FREEZING COLD
chilly
frosty
sleet
snow melts / settles
ice thaws (out)
a blizzard
slippery
10 degrees below zero
to shiver
His teeth were chattering

SCORCHING HOT
a heatwave
an arid climate
a drought
humid (humidity) (moisture in air)
a stifling day
a stuffy room
to sweat
perspiration

SOAKING WET
a (thunder) storm
to be struck by lightning
hailstones / hail
damp
drizzle
a light shower (it's spitting)
heavy rain (it's pouring down, chucking it down)
torrential rain
floods
overcast (cloudy)

A STRONG WIND
a breeze (a draft)
a light/cool wind
a blustering wind
gale force winds
a hurricane / tornado

PHRASAL VERBS
chill out!
cool down
The sun/rain was beating down
The clouds blot out the sun
His face clouded over
I slipped over
The pipes have frozen up
I soaked up the sunshine
The wind blew the tree over
He stormed out of the meeting