weathering

英 [ˈweðərɪŋ]

美 [ˈweðərɪŋ]

n.  (岩石的)风化
v.  (因受风吹、日晒、雨淋等，使)退色，变色，变形; 经受住，平安地渡过(困难)
weather的现在分词

现在分词：weathering　

TOEFL化学

BNC.13310 / COCA.24103

牛津词典

noun

• （岩石的）风化
  the action of sun, rain or wind on rocks, making them change shape or colour

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 天气
  Theweatheris the condition of the atmosphere in one area at a particular time, for example if it is raining, hot, or windy.
  1. The weather was bad...
     天气很糟。
  2. I like cold weather...
     我喜欢冷天。
  3. Fishing is possible in virtually any weather.
     几乎任何天气里都可以钓鱼。
  4. ...the weather conditions.
     天气情况
• V-ERG (使)风化;(使)褪色;(使)受到侵蚀
  If something such as wood or rockweathersoris weathered, it changes colour or shape as a result of the wind, sun, rain, or cold.
  1. Unpainted wooden furniture weathers to a grey colour...
     没有上漆的木制家具会褪成灰色。
  2. This rock has been weathered and eroded.
     这块岩石经风吹日晒已被侵蚀。
• 这家公司从经济萧条中挺了过来。 → see:The company has weathered the recession...
• PHRASE 警惕;密切注意；留心观察
  If youkeep a weather eye onsomeone or something, you stay alert so that you will notice if anything unpleasant happens.
  1. Street committees keep a weather eye on the families in their district.
     街道委员会留意所辖区域内的家家户户。
• PHRASE 夸大…的困难；对…小题大做
  If you say that someoneis making heavy weather ofa task, you are critical of them because they are doing it in an inefficient way and are making it seem more difficult than it really is.
  1. Some of the riders in this section made heavy weather of the cross-country race.
     这个环节的部分骑手夸大了这场越野比赛的困难。
• PHRASE 身体不适;微恙
  If you say that you areunder the weather, you mean that you feel slightly ill.
  1. I was still feeling a bit under the weather.
     我仍觉得身体有些不舒服。

双语例句

• This article uses vague comprehensive assessment to judge the weathering degree of rock.
  应用模糊综合评判对岩石的风化程度进行判别。
• The magnesite originated from the peridotite by weathering.
  菱镁矿是由橄榄岩风化形成的。
• Constraints on Silicate Weathering Rates in Different Settings: Climatic or Tectonic?
  不同构造带硅酸盐化学风化率的制约：气候还是构造？
• A climate with high temperature and arid condition is highly favourable for salt weathering.
  高温和干旱相结合的气候最有利于盐风化过程。
• In many porphyry copper deposits, additional enrichment of the metal has been caused by surficial weathering.
  在许多斑岩铜矿矿床中，地表风化使得金属铜进一步富集。
• A protective coating of asphalt and filter used on structural metals that are exposed to weathering.
  覆盖在用于暴露在外面风化的结构金属的沥青和过滤器的保护层。
• Weathering prevention is one of the difficulties in earthen ruins conservation.
  表面防风化问题一直是土遗址保护研究的重点和难点。
• Water-rock interaction influences on the physical and mechanical properties of Pi-sandstone and intensifies the weathering and erosion of Pi-sandstone.
  水岩作用影响了砒砂岩的物理力学性质，加剧了砒砂岩风化与侵蚀。
• The rock anchorage base can be applied on the transmit electricity engineering of middle and heavy weathering area.
  岩石锚桩基础可应用于中风化、风化的山区输电线路工程。
• The tiny, delicate skeletons are usually scattered by scavengers or destroyed by weathering before they can be fossilized.
  微小纤细的骨骼通常在石化前就被食腐肉的动物拆散了，或者被风化作用破坏掉了。