weather不表示“天气” 还能怎么用？

飘落的记忆

“Weather”原来除了众所周知的天气的意思，还有其它非常实用的用法。今天就来学习一下吧。

Under the weather

Be 'under the weather' 是指感觉不舒服。

例句：

'I can't go out tonight, I'm a bit under the weather, maybe tomorrow.

我今晚不去了，有点不舒服，明天吧。

make heavy weather of 夸大…的困难；对…小题大做

例句

Some of the riders in this section made heavy weather of the cross-country race.

这个环节的部分骑手夸大了这场越野比赛的困难。

Weather the storm

“Weather”也可以作动词，to 'weather the storm' 是指成功克服了某种困难，走出困境，尤其是持续了一段时间的困境。

例句：

The sales campaign starts on Monday and with these discounts we will be inundated with customers, I sure hope we can weather the storm.

促销活动从周一开始，商品打折一定能吸引更多顾客，我当然希望这次促销能助我们走出困境。

keep a weather eye on 警惕;密切注意；留心观察

Street committees keep a weather eye on the families in their district.

街道委员会留意所辖区域内的家家户户。