fog
noun /fɒɡ/
/fɑːɡ/
[uncountable, countable]- a thick cloud of very small drops of water in the air close to the land or sea, that is very difficult to see through it
雾 - Dense/thick fog is affecting roads in the north and visibility is poor.
浓雾影响了北部的公路，能见度很低。 - Freezing fog will make driving conditions very treacherous.
寒雾会严重影响驾车安全。 - Patches of fog will clear by mid-morning.
上午十时左右，团团浓雾将散去。 - We get heavy fogs on this coast in winter.
冬天这片海岸雾气很重。 - The town was covered in a thick blanket of fog.
大雾笼罩了这个城镇。 - The fog finally lifted (= disappeared).
雾终于散了。
Collocations The weatherThe weathercompare mist天气 好天气 - be bathed in/bask in/be blessed with/enjoy bright/brilliant/glorious sunshine
沐浴着／享受着明媚的／灿烂的阳光 - the sun shines/warms something/beats down (on something)
- the sunshine breaks/streams through something
- fluffy/wispy clouds drift across the sky
- a gentle/light/stiff/cool/warm/sea breeze blows in/comes in off the sea
- the snow crunches beneath/under somebody’s feet/boots
坏天气 - thick/dark/storm clouds form/gather/roll in/cover the sky/block out the sun
- the sky darkens/turns black
- a fine mist hangs in the air
- a dense/heavy/thick fog rolls in
- the rain falls/comes down (in buckets/sheets)/pours down
- snow falls/comes down/covers something
- the wind blows/whistles/howls/picks up/whips through something/sweeps across something
- strong/gale-force winds blow/gust (up to 80 mph)
- a storm is approaching/is moving inland/hits/strikes/rages
- thunder rolls/rumbles/sounds
- (forked/sheet) lightning strikes/hits/flashes
- a (blinding/snow) blizzard hits/strikes/blows/rages
- a tornado touches down/hits/strikes/destroys something/rips through something
- forecast/expect/predict rain/snow/a category-four hurricane
预报有雨／雪／四级飓风 - (North American English) pour (down)/ (British English) pour (down) with rain
下瓢泼大雨 - get caught in/seek shelter from/escape the rain
遇上下雨；寻找避雨处；躲雨 - be covered/shrouded in mist/a blanket of fog
笼罩在雾霭之中／厚厚的一层雾中 - be in for/brave/shelter from a/the storm
即将遇到／勇敢面对／躲避暴风雨 - hear rolling/distant thunder
听到隆隆的／远处的雷声 - be battered/buffeted by strong winds
遭受强风肆虐；被强风吹得左右摇摆 - (British English) be blowing a gale
在刮大风 - battle against/brave the elements
与恶劣天气搏斗；冒着风雨
天气好转 - the sun breaks through the clouds
- the sky clears/brightens (up)/lightens (up)
- the clouds part/clear
- the rain stops/lets up/holds off
- the wind dies down
- the storm passes
- the mist/fog lifts/clears
Topics Weatherb2- We drove slowly through the fog.
我们驾车在雾中缓慢行驶。 - We got lost in the fog.
我们在雾中迷了路。 - fog drifting over the water
水面飘浮的雾 - Visibility good, becoming moderate with fog patches.
能见度良好，变得温和，有雾斑。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dense
- heavy
- thick
- …
- bank
- blanket
- layer
- …
- be covered with
- be shrouded in
- cover something
- envelop something
- lie
- …
- patches
- bank
- lamp
- …
- in (a/the) fog
- into (a/the) fog
- through (a/the) fog
- …
- Dense/thick fog is affecting roads in the north and visibility is poor.
- a state in which things are not clear and seem difficult to understand
迷惘；困惑 - in a fog He went through the day with his mind in a fog.
整整一天，他的头脑都是昏昏沉沉的。
- in a fog He went through the day with his mind in a fog.
词源mid 16th cent.: perhaps a back-formation from foggy.