五、
①fog
n. 雾

英 /fɒg/

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美 /fɔɡ/

4'

And, when atmospheric methane condenses, it makes fog.
当大气中的甲烷凝结就形成了雾。



②薄雾或轻雾
⑴ mist n.
英 /mɪst/

4'

美 /mɪst/

4'

Mist often blurs the landscape.
薄雾常常使风景暗淡。

The sun dissipated the mist.
阳光驱散了薄雾。

When the dawn mist is scattered, the field is paved with golden corn, cloud-like cotton, green pea, and red pepper.
当太阳驱散了黎明的薄雾。 田野里满是金黄的玉米，云朵般的棉花，绿的豌豆，红的辣椒


⑵misty adj.
英 /'mɪstɪ/

4'

美 /'mɪsti/

4'

It was a cool, misty morning when we woke near Uvinza.
我们在乌温扎附近醒来，这是一个凉爽有雾的早晨。

In every direction we could see the tiered profiles of one volcano after another, looming from the misty horizon.
从每个方向我们都能看到从峦叠嶂的火山，一座接一座从雾气蒸腾的地平线上显现出来。

When she looked above her head she could see misty silvery trees which were casting the moving shadows – wonderful big trees full of fruit and vines and birds, all crowded and dancing together.
抬起头时，她能够看到云雾般的银色的树——巨大的挤满了果子和藤蔓以及鸟儿的树，一起拥挤舞蹈着，正是它们投射出了摇晃的影子。

It creeps in on a misty dawn and vanishes in the hot afternoon. It tiptoes through the treetops, rouging a few leaves, then rides a tuft of thistledown across the valley and away.
它无声无息地浸入雾蒙蒙的清晨，又在阳光煦暖的午后没了踪影；它蹑手蹑脚地跨过树梢，掠过些许叶子，又轻踏一簇毛蓟绕过山谷而去。


③haze n. 阴霾；薄雾
英 /heɪz/

4'

美 /hez/

5'

But then you peer into the Chinese haze - and despair.
但当你凝视中国的阴霾，你就会感到绝望。

Suddenly, through the haze, he saw a bright flash of orange light.
突然，穿过阴霾，他看到了橙色的光在闪现。





②hail
n.雹
v.下雹;像雹子般落下

英 [heɪl]

4'

美 [heɪl]

4'

When the clumps of ice grow too big for the wind to hold up, they fall to the ground as hail.
当气流再也无法支撑住冰团时，冰团便落向地面，成为我们所看到的冰雹。

After being absorbed, the particles of water unite and form clouds; then they fall down in the form of fog, rain, snow, or hail.
原来，水分被空气吸收以后，空气中的水分子就会积聚成云，然后它们会变成雨，变成雪，变成冰雹降落下来。





③frost
n. 霜

英 /frɒst/

4'

美 /frɔst/

4'

词根：frost

adj. frosted
被霜覆盖的；冻伤的；冷淡的；无光泽的

frosty
结霜的，严寒的；冷淡的；灰白的

frosting
结霜的；磨砂的；消光的

adv. frostily 冷峻地

n. frosting
结霜；霜状白糖；无光泽面；去光泽

frostiness
酷寒；无情；冷淡

v. frosted 下霜

frosting
以霜覆盖；冻坏；起霜（frost的ing形式）



【词源】
来自中世纪英语frost, 来自古英语frost("frost"), 来自原始日耳曼语*frustaz("frost"), 来自原始印欧语*prews-("to freeze; frost"). 同源于西弗里斯语froast("frost"), 荷兰语vorst("frost"), 德语Frost("frost"), 瑞典语frost("frost"), 冰岛语frost("frost"), 拉丁语pruīna("hoarfrost, frost, rime, snow"). 相关于freeze.


The flowers in the garden died from frost.
花园中的花朵因霜冻而凋谢了。

The single large window was patterned with frost.
单扇大玻璃窗上结着霜花。

The crops were blasted by frost.
农作物被霜冻毁了。

Blackthorn is cold, hard, and thorny - it will not be killed, either by fire or frost.
黑刺李耐寒、坚硬而且多刺，无论是火灾或霜冻，它都能存活。