描述春季气候的常用词语

时间:2021-10-02 14:14:19

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冬去春来,气候逐渐回暖。英语中有一些专门用来描述春季特有的气候变化。通过做下面的测验,学习这些实用的词汇。
 
1. As winter fades away and spring arrives, how do we tend to describe the change in temperature?
 
a) It's cooling down
 
b) It's warming out
 
c) It's scorching1
 
d) It's warming up
 
2. During one part of spring, you may experience regular but brief periods of heavy rain. What are these sometimes informally referred as?
 
a) April showers
 
b) The rainy season
 
c) January downpours
 
d) Spring showers
 
3. Although spring might be here, it's not summer yet. So how might we describe the temperature at nightime?
 
a) humid
 
b) chilly2
 
c) frosty
 
d) none of the above
 
4. In the northern hemisphere3, what do we call the time when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator4, and the days start becoming longer than the nights?
 
a) Spring day
 
b) Spring equinox
 
c) Spring solstice
 
d) Sunrise           
 
5. During spring the wind can sometimes blow quite strongly. How can we describe this type of weather?
 
a) blustery
 
b) blustering5
 
c) blusty
 
d) all of the above
 
6. Spring is the  season when everything comes to life. Which spring-related idiom describes someone who is happy and lively?
 
a) No spring chicken
 
b) Full of spring weather
 
c) Full of the joys of spring
 
d) Spring in your step
 
答案
1) d, 2) a, 3) b, 4) b, 5) a, 6) c.

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1 scorching xjqzPr     
adj. 灼热的
参考例句:
  • a scorching, pitiless sun 灼热的骄阳
  • a scorching critique of the government's economic policy 对政府经济政策的严厉批评
2 chilly pOfzl     
adj.凉快的,寒冷的
参考例句:
  • I feel chilly without a coat.我由于没有穿大衣而感到凉飕飕的。
  • I grew chilly when the fire went out.炉火熄灭后,寒气逼人。
3 hemisphere xy4yd     
n.半球,半球地图
参考例句:
  • This animal is to be found only in the Southern Hemisphere.这种动物只有在南半球才能找到。
  • In most people,the left hemisphere is bigger than the right.多数人的左脑比右脑大。
4 equator piJzt     
n.赤道,(平分球形物体的面的)圆
参考例句:
  • Singapore is near the equator.新加坡位于赤道附近。
  • The United States is north of the equator.美国位于赤道以北。
5 blustering DRxy4     
adj.狂风大作的,狂暴的v.外强中干的威吓( bluster的现在分词 );咆哮;(风)呼啸;狂吹
参考例句:
  • It was five and a half o'clock now, and a raw, blustering morning. 这时才五点半,正是寒气逼人,狂风咆哮的早晨。 来自辞典例句
  • So sink the shadows of night, blustering, rainy, and all paths grow dark. 夜色深沉,风狂雨骤;到处途暗路黑。 来自辞典例句

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