Yesterday freak weather conditions hit the south-west of England. Gale-force winds caused a lot of damage to property.

freak weather

大家看懂这段话了吗？简短的2句话，却包含了好几个与weather有关的collocation（搭配）。

1. Freak weather：very unusual or unexpected weather 极端天气
2. hit：badly affected 袭击
3. Gale-force winds：extremely strong winds 非常强的风

今天张老师带领大家一起学习几个与天气有关的英语collocation。

Weather

The weather is likely to deteriorate/improve later on today.

天气有可能越来越糟/越来越好

fog

Thick/Heavy/Dense fog has made driving conditions dangerous.

浓雾使开车颇为危险。

Sun

Avoid going on the beach at midday when the sun is strongest.

避免在中午阳光最强烈的时候去沙滩（strong的反义词是weak）

Rain

Road conditions are difficult because of the heavy/driving rain.

因为倾盆大雨的原因，路况非常糟糕

*driving rain = rain falling fast and heavily

Snow

heavy/fresh/crisp/thick/driving snow

*crisp snow = snow that is fresh and hard

Wind

high/strong winds 大风

light winds 微风

biting winds = very cold winds

the winds pick up/ die down = get stronger/weaker

The wind was blowing harder every minute. 风越来越大。

She heard the wind whistling through the trees .她听见风呼啸着穿过树丛