What does weather mean and how to pronounce it?

The pronunciation of weather is English [?we?(r)] and American [?w]?. The specific definitions are as follows:

weather English [?we?(r)] American [?w]?

1. Noun n. Weather, meteorology; storm

Example: The scenery and weather were fabulous.

The scenery and weather were both wonderful.

2. Verb? vt.& vi. to dry in the sun, weathering

vt. to pass through safely, to survive; [ground] to weathering

Example: Lying?here?in?this?pile,?I'll?simply?weather?and?rot.?

Lying in this pile of wood, it can only wait to be weathered and then rot.

Examples of different sentence patterns with different memories

1. Used as intransitive verb? S+weather(+A)

Example: Copper turns green as it weathers.

Copper turns green when exposed to the elements.

2. Used as a linking verb? S+weather+ adj.

Example: Wood weathers better if it is treated with creosote.

Wood has been treated with creosote If treated, the damage caused by sun and rain will be less.

3. Used as a transitive verb? S+weather+ n./pron.

The wind and the waves have weathered the rocks on the shore.

Wind and waves eroded the rocks on the shore.

4. Used as object complement verb? S+eather+ n./pron. + adj.

Example: The wind and sea have weathered the rocks quite smooth.

These rocks have become extremely smooth due to weathering by wind and seawater.

Extended information:

1. When weather is used as n. (noun)

1. The basic meaning of weather is "weather, meteorology", referring to a certain Specific weather conditions in a region at a certain time, such as cloudiness, temperature, precipitation, wind strength, wind direction, etc. The extension of weather can refer to "situation".

2. Weather is an uncountable noun, and the indefinite article a cannot be added before it, even if it is modified by adjectives such as bad and good, but its plural form can mean "all kinds of weather".

2. Weather as v. (verb)

1. When weather is used as a noun, it means "weather", and when converted into a verb, it refers to the weather after years of wind and sun. To make something deteriorate, that is, "weathering"; it can also mean to withstand a severe test and finally "get through" it.

2. Weather can be used as a transitive verb or an intransitive verb. When used as a transitive verb, it is followed by a noun or pronoun as the object, and sometimes it can be followed by an adjective as the compound object of the complement. Weather can sometimes be used as a linking verb, followed by an adjective as a predicate. Can be used in passive structures.

3. Climate generally refers to "the regular climate of a certain place", which is a pattern accumulated over a long period of time, such as "Shanghai is very humid when it rains". Weather refers to "the temporary climate of a certain place", such as "it rained in the morning and became sunny in the afternoon".

4. The article a cannot be added before weather.

5. Weather can appear in the plural form weathers, such as in all weathers, which means "no matter what kind of weather".

6. This weather can sometimes be equated to in this weather.

Example: Why are all the windows open this weather?

Why are all the windows open in this weather?

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