COLLOCATION FOR WEATHER To check the weather forecast: ki m tra d báo th i ti t Weather deteriorates: the weather gets worse: Th i ti t x u i Weather improves: Th i ti t c i thi n Beautiful/lovely/ideal/superb/perfect weather: nice weather: th i ti t Lousy/miserable/nasty/dreadful/terrible weather: bad weather: th i ti t x u Harsh/severe weather: Th i ti t kh c nghi t Mild/calm weather: Th i ti t ơn hịa p THE SUN The sun is shining brightly with clear skies and high temperature: M t tr i chói chang v i b u tr i quang ãng nhi t cao Strong sun # weak sun: N ng g t # n ng nh Unbroken sunshine: only sunshine, no clouds in the sky: ch có n ng, khơng có mây b u tr i To soak up the sunshine or to bask in the sunshine: h p th ánh n ng m t tr i ho c ph i ánh n ng m t tr i Be scorching hot -> boiling hot: Nóng nh thiêu t RAIN light rain: little rain: m a nh Heavy rain: lots of rain: m a nhi u Torrential rain: rain gets really intense: M a x i x To pour (with rain): Continuous or constant rain: rain continues without stopping: M a liên t c Intermittent rain or scattered showers: rain that starts and stops various times throughout m a the day To get soaking wet/ get soaked: b The rain lets up = stop raining: ng ng m a Be freezing cold -> Be bitterly cold: L nh cóng t Jimmyenglishhome.com WIND A breeze -> a wind -> a strong wind -> a gale -> a hurricane: M t gió -> m t c n gió -> m t c n gió m nh -> m t c n gió gi t -> m t tr n cu ng phong Fierce winds or gale-force winds: wind that is strong and violent: Gió m nh ho c gió gi t m nh The wind is picking up: the wind is increasing in intensity: gió ang m nh h n The wind is dying down: the wind is decreasing in intensity: gió ang y u d n A blast of wind or a gust of wind: a sudden instance of wind: M t c n gió t ng t SNOW Snow flurries: light snow: t nh Driving snow or swirling snow: snow that is blown around by the wind: Tuy t r i ho c t xoáy Fresh, newly-fallen snow: Tuy t m i r i To clear the snow or plough the snow: to remove snow with vehicles: d n t To shovel the snow: to clear the snow manually: d n t th công b ng x ng OTHERS Heatwave: t nóng Thunder and lightning: S m sét Thick fog: s ng mù dày Humidity: m Jimmyenglishhome.com ... t c n gió -> m t c n gió m nh -> m t c n gió gi t -> m t tr n cu ng phong Fierce winds or gale-force winds: wind that is strong and violent: Gió m nh ho c gió gi t m nh The wind is picking up: