英语词汇“driz‧zly”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

A mosquito bit me on the neck and brought me back to my damp aluminum deck and the drizzle.
An endless drizzle clung to the air like fog.
General situation: Sunny spells with some drizzle.
Or late frosts, and drizzle throughout August?
The rain has diminished to an intermittent drizzle, but it is still cold.
The total removal rate shot up to 27 percent an hour, depositing the sulphur in a concentrated drizzle.
Thicker cloud will bring patchy drizzle over north-west-facing coasts and hills.

THESAURUS► rain

noun [uncountable] water that falls in small drops from clouds in the sky: · The rain has stopped at last.· There had been heavy rain during the night.

► drizzle

noun [uncountable] light rain with very small drops of water: · A light drizzle was falling as I left the house.

► shower

noun [countable] a short period of rain that can be heavy or light: · More heavy showers are forecast for tonight.· a light shower of rain

► downpour

noun [countable usually singular] a short period of very heavy rain that starts suddenly: · A sudden downpour sent us running for shelter.· a torrential downpour

► hail

noun [uncountable] frozen rain that falls in the form of hailstones (=small balls of ice): · The hail and high winds have destroyed many of the county’s crops.

► sleet

noun [uncountable] a mixture of snow and rain: · The rain had turned to sleet.· Sleet and snow fell.

► the rains

noun [plural] heavy rain that falls during a particular period in the year in tropical countries: · The farmers are waiting for the rains to come.

► monsoon

noun [countable] the heavy rain that falls between April and October in India and other southern Asian countries: · The monsoon is late this year.· the monsoon season

preparing food► grate

to cut cheese, carrot etc into small pieces by rubbing it against a special tool: · Grate the cheese and sprinkle it over the top of the pasta.

► melt

to make butter, chocolate etc become liquid: · Melt the butter, chocolate, and 1 teaspoon of cream over a low heat.

► sieve

British English, sift American English to put flour or other powders through a sieve (=tool like a net made of wire, which you use for removing larger grains or pieces): · Sift the flour and cocoa before adding to the rest of the mixture.

► chop

to cut something into pieces, especially using a big knife: · Chop up the vegetables.

► dice

to cut vegetables or meat into small square pieces: · Dice the carrots and then fry them in butter.

► season

to add salt, pepper etc to food: · Season the meat before grilling.

► crush

to use a lot of force to break something such as seeds into very small pieces or into a powder: · Add one clove of crushed garlic.

► mix

to combine different foods together: · Mix together all the ingredients in one bowl.

► beat/whisk

to mix food together quickly with a fork or other tool: · Whisk the egg whites until they form soft peaks.

► stir

to turn food around with a spoon: · Stir the sauce gently to prevent burning.

► fold something in

to gently mix another substance into a mixture: · Fold in the beaten egg whites.

► knead

to press dough (=a mixture of flour and water) many times with your hands when you are making bread: · Knead the dough for ten minutes, until smooth.

► drizzle

to slowly pour a small amount of a liquid onto something: · Drizzle with olive oil.

► let something stand

to leave something somewhere, before you do something else with it: · Let the mixture stand for a couple of hours so that it cools naturally.

► serve

to put different foods together as part of a meal: · Serve with rice and a salad.· Serve the aubergines on a bed of lettuce.

WORD SETS► Nature

backwater, nounbank, nounbank, verbbare, adjectivebarrier reef, nounbay, nounbayou, nounbeach, nounbeck, nounbelt, nounbillow, nounbiting, adjectivebitter, adjectiveblack ice, nounblast, nounblazing, adjectivebleach, verbblizzard, nounblow, verbblowy, adjectivebluff, nounbluster, verbblustery, adjectivebog, nounboiling, adjectiveboulder, nounbracing, adjectivebreaker, nounbreeze, nounbreezy, adjectivebrook, nounbrush, nounbrushwood, nounburn, nounbutte, nouncanyon, nouncascade, nouncataract, nouncave, nouncavern, nounchange, verbchasm, nounchoppy, adjectiveclap, nounclear, verbclement, adjectivecliff, nouncloud, nouncloudburst, nouncloudy, adjectivecoast, nouncoastal, adjectivecoastline, nouncone, nouncopse, nouncountry, nouncranny, nouncrater, nouncreation, nouncreep, verbcrisp, adjectivecrosswind, nouncumulus, nouncyclone, noundale, noundell, noundense, adjectivedew, noundewdrop, noundewfall, noundewy, adjectivedisgorge, verbdog days, noundownpour, noundownriver, adverbdownstream, adverbdownwind, adverbdrift, verbdrift, noundriftwood, noundrizzle, noundrop, verbdrop, noundrought, noundry, adjectivedry land, noundull, adjectivedune, nounduster, noundust storm, nouneast, adjectiveeddy, nounelectrical storm, nounequable, adjectiveeye, nounface, nounfail, verbfair, adjectivefall, nounfell, nounfen, nounfield, nounfierce, adjectivefiord, nounfirth, nounfjord, nounflood, verbflood, nounflood tide, nounflotsam, nounflow, nounflow, verbflower, nounflurry, nounfog, nounfogbound, adjectivefoggy, adjectivefoothill, nounfoothold, nounford, nounforeshore, nounforest, nounfoul, adjectivefreak, adjectivefreeze, nounfresh, adjectivefreshen, verbfreshwater, adjectivefrost, nounfury, noungale, noungale force, adjectivegap, noungentle, adjectivegeyser, nounglacial, adjectiveglen, noungnarled, adjectivegrassy, adjectivegreen, adjectivegreenery, nounground, nounground level, noungulley, noungully, noungust, noungust, verbgusty, adjectivehail, nounhailstone, nounhailstorm, nounhaze, nounheadwind, nounheath, nounheather, nounheat wave, nounhigh tide, nounhigh water, nounhill, nounhillock, nounhillside, nounhill station, nounhilly, adjectivehoarfrost, nounhot spring, nounhummock, nounhurricane, nounice, nouniceberg, nounice cap, nouninclement, adjectiveincline, nounIndian summer, nouninland, adjectiveinland, adverbinlet, nouninshore, adverbisland, nounisle, nounislet, nounjetsam, nounjungle, nounknoll, nounlake, nounlakeside, adjectiveledge, nounlightning, nounlip, nounloch, nounlough, nounlow tide, nounlow water, nounmarshland, nounmeadow, nounmere, nounmild, adjectivemillpond, nounmire, nounmist, nounmisty, adjectivemoan, verbmoan, nounmonsoon, nounmoonless, adjectivemoor, nounmoorland, nounMother Nature, nounmound, nounmountain, nounmountainous, adjectivemountainside, nounmountaintop, nounmouth, nounmudflat, nounmull, nounmurmur, verbmurmur, nounnarrows, nounnestle, verbnew moon, nounnook, nounnorth, adjectivenortheast, adjectivenortheaster, nounnortheasterly, adjectivenortherly, adjectivenorthwest, adjectivenorthwester, nounnorthwesterly, adjectivenotch, nounoasis, nounonshore, adjectiveooze, nounoutcrop, nounovercast, adjectiveozone, nounpack ice, nounpalisade, nounpanorama, nounparch, verbparched, adjectivepass, nounpatchy, adjectivepeak, nounpeal, nounpeasouper, nounpebble, nounpelt, verbpenumbra, nounperishing, adjectivepinewood, nounpinnacle, nounpitiless, adjectivepond, nounpour, verbprecipice, nounprospect, nounpuddle, nounquicksand, nounradiate, verbraging, adjectiverain, nounrainbow, nounrain drop, nounrainfall, nounrainstorm, nounrainwater, nounrainy, adjectiverange, nounrapids, nounrarefied, adjectiveravine, nounraw, adjectiverecede, verbreedy, adjectivereef, nounreservoir, nounridge, nounrift, nounrime, nounrise, verbrise, nounrock, nounrocky, adjectiveroll, verbrolling, adjectiverough, adjectiverural, adjectivescenery, nounscud, verbsea breeze, nounsea mist, nounset, verbshore, nounsky, nounslope, nounsludge, nounsnow, nounsnowbound, adjectivesnow-capped, adjectivesnowdrift, nounsnowfall, nounsnowflake, nounsnowstorm, nounsnowy, adjectivesouth, adjectivesoutheast, adjectivesoutheaster, nounsoutheasterly, adjectivesoutherly, adjectivesouthwest, adjectivesouthwesterly, adjectivespinney, nounspring, nounstream, nounsullen, adjectivesultry, adjectivesummer, nounsummit, nounsun, nounsundown, nounsun-drenched, adjectivesunrise, nounsunset, nounsunshine, nounswamp, nounsweep, verbswollen, adjectivetempestuous, adjectivethaw, verbthaw, nounthicket, nounthin, adjectivethunder, verbthunderbolt, nounthunderstorm, nounthundery, adjectivetide, nountreeless, adjectivetree-lined, adjectivetrough, nounturf, nountussock, nountwilight, nounvale, nounvalley, nounverdant, adjectivevisibility, nounvoid, nounwashout, nounwater, nounwatercourse, nounwaterfall, nounwaterside, nounwaterspout, nounwax, verbwest, adjectivewest, adverbwestbound, adjectivewesterly, adjectivewesternmost, adjectivewestward, adverbwet, adjectivewhirlpool, nounwhirlwind, nounwhite horses, nounwhitewater, nounwild, adjectivewill o' the wisp, nounwind, nounwindstorm, nounwindswept, adjectivewindy, adjectivewood, nounwooded, adjectivewoodland, nounwoodsy, adjectivewoody, adjectivezephyr, noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► fine

· We went in early October, when river mist - or a fine drizzle - damped everything.· A fine drizzle dripped from the thatch-eaves and brought the scent of the box-hedge through the open window.

► light

· Chapter 13 Caro got off the near-empty Sunday bus and walked quickly through the light drizzle towards her parents' house.· A light drizzle was falling on them, a ticklish mist.· Choose a firm hold variant which will keep your style in place during winder weather and light drizzle.· Water resistance: they stayed comfortable in a light drizzle, but wind-driven showers quickly penetrated the fabric.· Water resistance: steady rain will penetrate but the fabric holds its own against light drizzle and dries out quickly after showers.· It started to rain again, a light drizzle that caused umbrellas to pop up all over the place.· It should be a cloudy night, or day, with at least the threat of rain, if not a light drizzle.· A light drizzle was falling out on the aircraft steps.

► steady

· More useful than the rainstorms has been the steady drizzle over the past few weeks.· It was lunchtime when the Friendship landed, but because of the steady drizzle, there were not many people about.· The street-lights were pale yellow halos in the steady clinging drizzle.· The storm had blown itself out, there was only steady drizzle.

单词	driz‧zly
释义	drizzledrizzle2 noun [singular, uncountable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A mosquito bit me on the neck and brought me back to my damp aluminum deck and the drizzle. An endless drizzle clung to the air like fog. General situation: Sunny spells with some drizzle. Or late frosts, and drizzle throughout August? The rain has diminished to an intermittent drizzle, but it is still cold. The total removal rate shot up to 27 percent an hour, depositing the sulphur in a concentrated drizzle. Thicker cloud will bring patchy drizzle over north-west-facing coasts and hills. Thesaurus THESAURUS► rain noun [uncountable] water that falls in small drops from clouds in the sky: · The rain has stopped at last.· There had been heavy rain during the night. ► drizzle noun [uncountable] light rain with very small drops of water: · A light drizzle was falling as I left the house. ► shower noun [countable] a short period of rain that can be heavy or light: · More heavy showers are forecast for tonight.· a light shower of rain ► downpour noun [countable usually singular] a short period of very heavy rain that starts suddenly: · A sudden downpour sent us running for shelter.· a torrential downpour ► hail noun [uncountable] frozen rain that falls in the form of hailstones (=small balls of ice): · The hail and high winds have destroyed many of the county’s crops. ► sleet noun [uncountable] a mixture of snow and rain: · The rain had turned to sleet.· Sleet and snow fell. ► the rains noun [plural] heavy rain that falls during a particular period in the year in tropical countries: · The farmers are waiting for the rains to come. ► monsoon noun [countable] the heavy rain that falls between April and October in India and other southern Asian countries: · The monsoon is late this year.· the monsoon season preparing food► grate to cut cheese, carrot etc into small pieces by rubbing it against a special tool: · Grate the cheese and sprinkle it over the top of the pasta. ► melt to make butter, chocolate etc become liquid: · Melt the butter, chocolate, and 1 teaspoon of cream over a low heat. ► sieve British English, sift American English to put flour or other powders through a sieve (=tool like a net made of wire, which you use for removing larger grains or pieces): · Sift the flour and cocoa before adding to the rest of the mixture. ► chop to cut something into pieces, especially using a big knife: · Chop up the vegetables. ► dice to cut vegetables or meat into small square pieces: · Dice the carrots and then fry them in butter. ► season to add salt, pepper etc to food: · Season the meat before grilling. ► crush to use a lot of force to break something such as seeds into very small pieces or into a powder: · Add one clove of crushed garlic. ► mix to combine different foods together: · Mix together all the ingredients in one bowl. ► beat/whisk to mix food together quickly with a fork or other tool: · Whisk the egg whites until they form soft peaks. ► stir to turn food around with a spoon: · Stir the sauce gently to prevent burning. ► fold something in to gently mix another substance into a mixture: · Fold in the beaten egg whites. ► knead to press dough (=a mixture of flour and water) many times with your hands when you are making bread: · Knead the dough for ten minutes, until smooth. ► drizzle to slowly pour a small amount of a liquid onto something: · Drizzle with olive oil. ► let something stand to leave something somewhere, before you do something else with it: · Let the mixture stand for a couple of hours so that it cools naturally. ► serve to put different foods together as part of a meal: · Serve with rice and a salad.· Serve the aubergines on a bed of lettuce. WORD SETS► Nature backwater, nounbank, nounbank, verbbare, adjectivebarrier reef, nounbay, nounbayou, nounbeach, nounbeck, nounbelt, nounbillow, nounbiting, adjectivebitter, adjectiveblack ice, nounblast, nounblazing, adjectivebleach, verbblizzard, nounblow, verbblowy, adjectivebluff, nounbluster, verbblustery, adjectivebog, nounboiling, adjectiveboulder, nounbracing, adjectivebreaker, nounbreeze, nounbreezy, adjectivebrook, nounbrush, nounbrushwood, nounburn, nounbutte, nouncanyon, nouncascade, nouncataract, nouncave, nouncavern, nounchange, verbchasm, nounchoppy, adjectiveclap, nounclear, verbclement, adjectivecliff, nouncloud, nouncloudburst, nouncloudy, adjectivecoast, nouncoastal, adjectivecoastline, nouncone, nouncopse, nouncountry, nouncranny, nouncrater, nouncreation, nouncreep, verbcrisp, adjectivecrosswind, nouncumulus, nouncyclone, noundale, noundell, noundense, adjectivedew, noundewdrop, noundewfall, noundewy, adjectivedisgorge, verbdog days, noundownpour, noundownriver, adverbdownstream, adverbdownwind, adverbdrift, verbdrift, noundriftwood, noundrizzle, noundrop, verbdrop, noundrought, noundry, adjectivedry land, noundull, adjectivedune, nounduster, noundust storm, nouneast, adjectiveeddy, nounelectrical storm, nounequable, adjectiveeye, nounface, nounfail, verbfair, adjectivefall, nounfell, nounfen, nounfield, nounfierce, adjectivefiord, nounfirth, nounfjord, nounflood, verbflood, nounflood tide, nounflotsam, nounflow, nounflow, verbflower, nounflurry, nounfog, nounfogbound, adjectivefoggy, adjectivefoothill, nounfoothold, nounford, nounforeshore, nounforest, nounfoul, adjectivefreak, adjectivefreeze, nounfresh, adjectivefreshen, verbfreshwater, adjectivefrost, nounfury, noungale, noungale force, adjectivegap, noungentle, adjectivegeyser, nounglacial, adjectiveglen, noungnarled, adjectivegrassy, adjectivegreen, adjectivegreenery, nounground, nounground level, noungulley, noungully, noungust, noungust, verbgusty, adjectivehail, nounhailstone, nounhailstorm, nounhaze, nounheadwind, nounheath, nounheather, nounheat wave, nounhigh tide, nounhigh water, nounhill, nounhillock, nounhillside, nounhill station, nounhilly, adjectivehoarfrost, nounhot spring, nounhummock, nounhurricane, nounice, nouniceberg, nounice cap, nouninclement, adjectiveincline, nounIndian summer, nouninland, adjectiveinland, adverbinlet, nouninshore, adverbisland, nounisle, nounislet, nounjetsam, nounjungle, nounknoll, nounlake, nounlakeside, adjectiveledge, nounlightning, nounlip, nounloch, nounlough, nounlow tide, nounlow water, nounmarshland, nounmeadow, nounmere, nounmild, adjectivemillpond, nounmire, nounmist, nounmisty, adjectivemoan, verbmoan, nounmonsoon, nounmoonless, adjectivemoor, nounmoorland, nounMother Nature, nounmound, nounmountain, nounmountainous, adjectivemountainside, nounmountaintop, nounmouth, nounmudflat, nounmull, nounmurmur, verbmurmur, nounnarrows, nounnestle, verbnew moon, nounnook, nounnorth, adjectivenortheast, adjectivenortheaster, nounnortheasterly, adjectivenortherly, adjectivenorthwest, adjectivenorthwester, nounnorthwesterly, adjectivenotch, nounoasis, nounonshore, adjectiveooze, nounoutcrop, nounovercast, adjectiveozone, nounpack ice, nounpalisade, nounpanorama, nounparch, verbparched, adjectivepass, nounpatchy, adjectivepeak, nounpeal, nounpeasouper, nounpebble, nounpelt, verbpenumbra, nounperishing, adjectivepinewood, nounpinnacle, nounpitiless, adjectivepond, nounpour, verbprecipice, nounprospect, nounpuddle, nounquicksand, nounradiate, verbraging, adjectiverain, nounrainbow, nounrain drop, nounrainfall, nounrainstorm, nounrainwater, nounrainy, adjectiverange, nounrapids, nounrarefied, adjectiveravine, nounraw, adjectiverecede, verbreedy, adjectivereef, nounreservoir, nounridge, nounrift, nounrime, nounrise, verbrise, nounrock, nounrocky, adjectiveroll, verbrolling, adjectiverough, adjectiverural, adjectivescenery, nounscud, verbsea breeze, nounsea mist, nounset, verbshore, nounsky, nounslope, nounsludge, nounsnow, nounsnowbound, adjectivesnow-capped, adjectivesnowdrift, nounsnowfall, nounsnowflake, nounsnowstorm, nounsnowy, adjectivesouth, adjectivesoutheast, adjectivesoutheaster, nounsoutheasterly, adjectivesoutherly, adjectivesouthwest, adjectivesouthwesterly, adjectivespinney, nounspring, nounstream, nounsullen, adjectivesultry, adjectivesummer, nounsummit, nounsun, nounsundown, nounsun-drenched, adjectivesunrise, nounsunset, nounsunshine, nounswamp, nounsweep, verbswollen, adjectivetempestuous, adjectivethaw, verbthaw, nounthicket, nounthin, adjectivethunder, verbthunderbolt, nounthunderstorm, nounthundery, adjectivetide, nountreeless, adjectivetree-lined, adjectivetrough, nounturf, nountussock, nountwilight, nounvale, nounvalley, nounverdant, adjectivevisibility, nounvoid, nounwashout, nounwater, nounwatercourse, nounwaterfall, nounwaterside, nounwaterspout, nounwax, verbwest, adjectivewest, adverbwestbound, adjectivewesterly, adjectivewesternmost, adjectivewestward, adverbwet, adjectivewhirlpool, nounwhirlwind, nounwhite horses, nounwhitewater, nounwild, adjectivewill o' the wisp, nounwind, nounwindstorm, nounwindswept, adjectivewindy, adjectivewood, nounwooded, adjectivewoodland, nounwoodsy, adjectivewoody, adjectivezephyr, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► fine · We went in early October, when river mist - or a fine drizzle - damped everything.· A fine drizzle dripped from the thatch-eaves and brought the scent of the box-hedge through the open window. ► light · Chapter 13 Caro got off the near-empty Sunday bus and walked quickly through the light drizzle towards her parents' house.· A light drizzle was falling on them, a ticklish mist.· Choose a firm hold variant which will keep your style in place during winder weather and light drizzle.· Water resistance: they stayed comfortable in a light drizzle, but wind-driven showers quickly penetrated the fabric.· Water resistance: steady rain will penetrate but the fabric holds its own against light drizzle and dries out quickly after showers.· It started to rain again, a light drizzle that caused umbrellas to pop up all over the place.· It should be a cloudy night, or day, with at least the threat of rain, if not a light drizzle.· A light drizzle was falling out on the aircraft steps. ► steady · More useful than the rainstorms has been the steady drizzle over the past few weeks.· It was lunchtime when the Friendship landed, but because of the steady drizzle, there were not many people about.· The street-lights were pale yellow halos in the steady clinging drizzle.· The storm had blown itself out, there was only steady drizzle. weather that is a combination of light rain and mist: A light drizzle had started by the time we left.► see thesaurus at rain—driz‧zly /ˈdrɪzli/ adjective
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