weather and environment unit 20

suburban

suburban

(disapproving) boring and ordinary

adj

smog

a form of air pollution that is or looks like a mixture of smoke and fog, especially in cities

fog

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

smoke

the grey, white or black gas that is produced by something burning

mist

a cloud of very small drops of water in the air just above the ground, that make it difficult to seeMist is less thick than fog.

forecast

​a statement about what will happen in the future, based on information that is available now

prediction

a statement that says what you think will happen; the act of making such a statement

waste

materials that are no longer needed and are thrown away

• household/garden/industrial waste

litter

small pieces of rubbish such as paper, cans and bottles, that people have left lying in a public place

rubbish

things that you throw away because you no longer want or need them

pour

to make a liquid or other substance flow from a container in a continuous stream

drizzle

/ˈdrɪzl/

[uncountable, singular]

1. ​light fine rain

environment

the natural world in which people, animals and plants live

surroundings

/səˈraʊndɪŋz/

[plural]

1. ​everything that is around or near somebody/something

reservoir

/ˈrezərvwɑːr/

1. ​a natural or artificial lake where water is stored before it is taken by pipes to houses, etc.

puddle

a small amount of water or other liquid, especially rain, that has collected in one place on the ground

lake

a large area of water that is surrounded by land

pond

a small area of still water, especially one that is artificial

thunder

the loud noise that you hear after a flash of lightning, during a storm

lightning

a flash, or several flashes, of very bright light in the sky caused by electricity

global

covering or affecting the whole world

adj

worldwide

/ˌwɜːrldˈwaɪd/

1. ​affecting all parts of the world

plain

a large area of flat land

field

an area of land in the country used for growing crops or keeping animals in, usually surrounded by a fence, etc.

extinct

/ɪkˈstɪŋkt/

1. ​(of a type of plant, animal, etc.) no longer in existence

endangered

(used especially about groups of animals, plants, etc.) at risk of no longer existing

/ɪnˈdeɪndʒərd/

call for

require, demand

call off

cancel

clear up

become brighter and better for weather

cut off

to interrupt somebody and stop them from speaking

die down

to become gradually less strong, loud, easy to notice, etc.

• The flames finally died down.

do up

repair, pain or remove

get sb down

make sb feel sad

put down to

to consider that something is caused by somethingSYNONYM attribute

• What do you put her success down to?

put out

to stop something from burning or shining

set in

(of rain, bad weather, infection, etc.) to begin and seem likely to continue

stand for

resprent/put up with

tear down

destroy or remove

throw away

get rid of/discard

in the end

cuối cùng

at the end of sth

cuối cùng…

make/cause a fuss about sth/doing

to pay a lot of attention to somebody, usually to show how much you like them

• They made a great fuss of the baby.

make a mess of sth

làm rối tung lên

a rain shower

cơn mưa rào

a light/heavy shower of rain

cơn mưa rào nặng/nhẹ

under the weather

if you are or feel under the weather, you feel slightly ill and not as well as usual

except for sb/doing

apart from

covered in/with sb

được bao phủ…

glance at sb/sth

to look quickly at sb/sth

hard going

difficult to understand or needing a lot of effort

• I'm finding his latest novel very hard going.

short on sth

informal) not having enough of a particular quality

warn sb about/against sth/doing

cảnh báo ai đó khỏi việc gì

developer

/dɪˈveləpər/

1. ​[countable] a person or company that buys land or buildings in order to build new houses, shops, etc.,

extremity

the furthest point, end or limit of something

extremist

/ɪkˈstriːmɪst/

(disapproving)

1. ​a person whose opinions, especially about religion or politics, are extreme, and who may do things that are violent or illegal for what they believe

froze

verb làm đông đá

freezing

adj very cold

likelihood

/ˈlaɪklihʊd/ the chance of something happening; how likely something is to happen