Rain 雨

• Drizzle is fine light rain. * drizzle 指毛毛细雨。
• A shower is a short period of rain. * shower 指阵雨。
• A downpour or a cloudburst is a heavy fall of rain that often starts suddenly. * downpour 或 cloudburst 指倾盆大雨、大暴雨、骤雨。
• When it is raining very hard you can say that it is pouring. In informal BrE you can also say that it is bucketing down or chucking it down. You can also say: The heavens opened. 大雨倾盆可用 it is pouring。非正式英式英语亦可用 it is bucketing down 或者 it is chucking it down。还可以说 The heavens opened。

Storms 暴风雨

• A cyclone and a typhoon are types of violent tropical storms with very strong winds. * cyclone 指气旋，typhoon 指台风。
• A hurricane has very strong winds and is usually at sea. * hurricane 通常指海上的飓风。
• A monsoon is a period of very heavy rain in particular countries, or the wind that brings this rain. * monsoon 指某些国家的雨季、季节性暴雨或带来暴雨的季风。
• A squall is a sudden strong, violent wind, usually in a rain or snow storm. * squall 通常指在暴风雨或暴风雪中突起的飑。
• A tornado (or (informal) twister) has very strong winds which move in a circle, often with a long narrow cloud. * tornado（或非正式用语 twister）指龙卷风。
• A whirlwind moves very fast in a spinning movement and causes a lot of damage. * whirlwind 指旋风。
• A blizzard is a snow storm with very strong winds. * blizzard 指暴风雪。
• Tempest is used mainly in literary language to describe a violent storm. * tempest 主要为文学用语，指暴风雨、风暴、暴风雪。

Good weather 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 sth/beats down (on sth) 太阳照耀着/温暖着/照射在…
• the sunshine breaks/streams through sth 阳光穿过…
• fluffy/wispy clouds drift across the sky 绒毛般的/一缕缕云彩在空中飘过
• a gentle/light/stiff/cool/warm/sea breeze blows in/comes in off the sea 微风/轻风/强风/凉爽的风/暖风/海风从海上吹来
• the snow crunches beneath/under sb's feet/boots 积雪在…脚下/靴子下嘎吱作响

Bad weather 坏天气

• thick/dark/storm clouds form/gather/roll in/cover the sky/block out the sun 厚厚的云层/乌云/暴风云形成/聚集/大量聚集/遮住天空/挡住太阳
• the sky darkens/turns black 天空变暗/变黑
• a fine mist hangs in the air 一丝薄雾弥漫在空气中
• a dense/heavy/thick fog rolls in 浓雾滚滚而来
• the rain falls/comes down (in buckets/sheets)/pours down 下雨了；大雨倾盆而下；大雨滂沱
• snow falls/comes down/covers sth 雪花飘落/覆盖着…
• the wind blows/whistles/howls/picks up/whips through sth/sweeps across sth 风刮/嗖嗖地刮/呼啸而过/愈刮愈大/刮过…/掠过…
• strong/gale-force winds blow/gust (up to 80 mph) 狂风大作（高达每小时 80 英里的速度）
• a storm is approaching/is moving inland/hits/strikes/rages 暴风雨即将降临/向内陆移动/来临/袭来/肆虐
• thunder rolls/rumbles/sounds 雷声隆隆
• (forked/sheet) lightning strikes/hits/flashes （叉状的/片状的）闪电袭来/闪过
• a (blinding/snow) blizzard hits/strikes/blows/rages （令人目眩的）暴风雪袭来/大作/肆虐
• a tornado touches down/hits/strikes/destroys sth/rips through sth 龙卷风袭击/摧毁…/撕裂…
• forecast/expect/predict rain/snow/a category-four hurricane 预报有雨/雪/四级飓风
• (NAmE) pour (down)/ (BrE) 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
• (BrE) be blowing a gale 在刮大风
• battle against/brave the elements 与恶劣天气搏斗；冒着风雨

The weather improves 天气好转

• the sun breaks through the clouds 太阳破云而出
• the sky clears/brightens (up)/lightens (up) 天放晴了
• the clouds part/clear 乌云散去
• the rain stops/lets up/holds off 雨停了/小了/延迟了
• the wind dies down 风逐渐平息
• the storm passes 暴风雨过去了
• the mist/fog lifts/clears 薄雾/雾消散了