English slang
Speaking of "size", many people will immediately think of small and big
However, this is not the case when it comes to describing the size of "rain"~
In addition to "rain", "strong wind", "small wind" and "heavy snow" How should we express "Xiao Xue"?
Chinese English
small rain≠小雨
When you see "little rain",
Did you blurt out "small rain",
Isn't that the way to express it? Correct!
To describe the light rain, it should be
light rain
because the amount of rainfall is divided into light and heavy, and
small is divided into area.
We also call light rain drizzle /'drɪz(ə)l/ or sprinkles /'sprɪŋk(ə)l/.
Drizzle) or sprinkles (sparse drizzle)
Example:
It's drizzling outside.
It's drizzling outside.
You don't need an umbrella, it's just sprinkling.
You don't need an umbrella, it's just a little rain.
It's a warm day with light rain and winds.
Today is a warm day with light rain and wind.
big rain ≠ heavy rain
Just as the "light rain" mentioned above
is not "small rain",
"heavy rain" is not "big rain" either.
But the antonym of "light" is "heavy",
"Heavy rain" is heavy rain
There are also some very common ways of saying heavy rain:
There is a downpour. (A sudden heavy rain)
downpour (sudden heavy rain)
It's pouring down rain.
It's raining cats and dogs.
Landslides caused by heavy rain in Guatem ala killed at least 45 people.
Landslides caused by heavy rains killed at least 45 people in Guatemala .
Here is another word
sleet /sliːt/
sleet
Its explanation is
when part of the rain is water and part of the rain is frozen (snow).
When part of the rain is water, Part of the rain is frozen (Snow)
Some wet weather
It's very wet here.
It's wet out there.
When it rains, we also often use the word
wet
Whether it is raining heavily or raining, the word
wet can be expressed flexibly.
is generally related to weather is used with
for example,
"We had some seriously wet weather over the weekend."
We had some seriously wet weather over the weekend.
"This was the wettest year on record."
This was the wettest year on record.
″What a wet weekend. We couldn’t do anything fun!″
It rained too much this weekend. We can't go out and play!
When describing "wind", we will use strong / light ezy)
when there is a light breeze.
when there is a light breeze. Use light to describe or directly say breezey (breezy)
There are many different expressions to describe snow
When the snow falls lightly, we use "light snow" or "light snowfall."
When the snow falls heavily, we say "heavy snow" or "heavy snowfall."
If the snow falls to the ground and forms a thick layer, the word thick will be used
Thick snow
What if it is a thin layer?
English is thin layer of snow
Example:
There was some light snowfall overnight leaving a thin layer of snow on the ground.
There was a light snowfall overnight, leaving only a thin layer of snow on the ground.
