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weather

US /ˈwɛðɚ/

noun Core · B1 Du lịch & lưu trú Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Bad weather forced the airline to delay all morning flights to Osaka.

Synonyms

  • climatethe weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
  • conditionsthe prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process

Collocations

  • Easy nice weather today
    describing nice weather today (a city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera)
  • Medium extreme weather delay notification
    describing extreme weather delay notification (the furthest or highest degree of something)
  • Hard weather the storm of economic downturn
    to weather the storm of economic downturn, meaning to face and withstand with courage
  • Very Hard under the weather and unable to attend the summit
    subject to the authority, condition, or terms of the weather and unable to attend the summit
  • Hard inclement weather
    describing inclement weather ((of weather or climate) severe)

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