雅思口语 喜欢的季节之冬天

1  glove手套

The hands can be insulated from cold with thick gloves. 厚厚的手套可以使双手免于受冻。

2  cold snap =short period of cold weather 寒潮

Cold snap brings Beijing's first snowfall this winter, which has surprised locals. 寒潮来袭， 北京迎来了今年冬天首次降雪，这让当地居民颇感意外。

Forecasters expect the cold snap to continue-and worsen--over coming days. 天气预报员预计寒潮将会在未来几天继续甚至加剧

3 to hibernate ['haɪbəneɪt] 冬眠

I like to hibernate during the winters. 我冬天都喜欢冬眠

When winter winds blow, some of us would rather hibernate than work out. 当冬天烈风嗖嗖时，我们一些人会宁愿冬眠也不愿意外出工作。

4 wind chill 风寒

Wind chill extremes can make exercising outdoors unsafe even if you dress warmly. 极端的寒风会让室外锻炼变得不安全，即使你穿得暖和。

In Chicago, homeless people flocked to shelters amid a wind chill of 29 below.

在芝加哥，无家可归的人们开始涌进避难所以躲避零下29度的风寒。

5 slush [slʌʃ]  N-UNCOUNT Slush is snow that has begun to melt and is therefore very wet and dirty. 雪泥

Front-drive cars work better in the snow and slush.

前轮驱动的汽车在雪中和雪泥中开得更好。

 slush v.  在泥中行走；溅泼

6 snowbound ['snəʊbaʊnd]被雪困住的adj.

a snowbound house 一所被雪困住的房子

on a soundbound January morning 在一个被雪困住的一月的早晨

7sleet 雨夹雪

Four to eight inches of snow are expected, along with high winds and sleet. 四到八英寸的雪将会降下，伴随有大风和雨夹雪。

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