| 单词 | thesaurus/articles/pleasant-dry-and-sunny |
| 释义 | Thesaurus article:pleasant, dry and sunnypleasant, dry and sunnyThese words are used to describe weather that is pleasant, dry and sunny. Weather that isclearis sunny and pleasant, with no clouds in the sky. Yesterday's weather was clear and lovely. The weather forecast calls for clear skies tomorrow. If the weather issunny, the sun is shining. Sunny weather can be hot or cold. It's a sunny day. The weather will be hot and sunny. Two opposites ofsunnyarecloudyandovercast. These words are used to describe skies that have clouds that cover the sun, and weather that is not sunny. It was quite cloudy this morning, but now the sun's come out. The forecast is for overcast skies and rain through the week. If the weather is pleasant and dry you can say it isfair.Fairis usually used before a noun. When it is used after a verb, it sounds more literary or formal. Fair weather is forecasted for this weekend. The satellite launch will only happen in fair weather. The opposite offairisfoul. Foul weather is cold, rainy, or unpleasant weather. What foul weather we're having! Despite the foul weather, we packed a picnic. In UK English,fineweather is weather that is sunny and dry. UKThe weather this week has been fine and dry. In most informal contexts, we can call weather that is pleasant, dry, and sunnygoodornice. We've had some good weather this week. The weather's been quite good. What nice weather we've had! If the weather's nice enough, we should have supper out in the garden. The opposite ofgoodandniceisbad. Bad weather's on the way. Weather that is not too dry, too hot, or too cold is sometimes calledmild.Mildis often used to talk about the weather in a particular season, especially if that weather is not as hot or cold as it usually is. It was a mild spring day. This winter's been unusually mild. A formal word for weather that is not too hot or too cold isclement. She retreated to the walled garden in more clement weather. It was a fair, clement morning. In technical contexts, a place that has weather that is not too hot or too cold is calledtemperate. These orchids only grow in temperate zones. The insects prefer a temperate climate. Related articleseasy to see through able to be travelled on |
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