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weather

【英英释义】

n. the weather is the condition of the atmosphere in one area at a particular time, for example if it is rainning, hot, or windy. 不可数名词 天气 PHR after v

v. if something such as wood or rock weathers or is weathered, it changes colour or shape as a result of the wind, sun, or cold.使风化，使褪色，使受到侵蚀 V  /  be V-ed  / Also V n

if you weather a difficult time or a difficult situation, you survive it and are able to continue normally after it has passed or ended. 经受住，渡过（难关等） V n

to deal successfully with a difficult situation or a problem

【词义深度解析】

weather作为名词是“天气”的意思，但其作为动词，表示“渡过（难关），从困难中挺过来”，在一些语境中，使用weather比deal with或者experience更准确。weather表示这个意思的时候，后面常接有负向含义的名词，如crisis/recession/criticism/scandal。

keep a weather eye 警惕，密切注意，留心观察 

make heavy weather of sth 夸大……的困难，对……小题大做

under the weather 身体不适，微恙

【例句学习】

1. The couple had to weather some difficult times in the early years of their marriage.

2. Over the past 20 years, Alibaba has weathered storms and scandals. weather the storm 习惯表达，表示“渡过难关”。

3. It has weathered lawsuits over everything from a leaky petrol station to abetting torture in Indonesia.

lawsuit n.诉讼，官司

它经受住了从加油站泄露到印尼教挑唆酷刑的各种诉讼。

【词汇运用】

1. 翻译：这家公司从经济危机中挺了过来，最终得以蓬勃发展。

This company weathered the economic crisis and finally thrived. （自己）

The company weathered the financial crisis and ultimately thrived. （参考翻译）

分析：副词的选择，ultimately 最终，finanlly有一种“终于”的含义。

2.生活场景应用

He weathered the kidney surgery and ultimately recovered.