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 it 霧 Dense/thick fog is affecting roads in the north and visibility is poor. 濃霧影響了北部的公路，能見度很低。 Freezing fog will make driving conditions very treacherous. 寒霧會嚴重影響駕車安全。 Patches of fog will clear by mid-morning. 上午十時左右，團團濃霧將散去。 We get heavy fogs on this coast in winter. 冬天這片海岸霧氣很重。 The town was covered in a thick blanket of fog. 大霧籠罩了這個城鎮。 The fog finally lifted (= disappeared). 霧終於散了。
Collocations The weathercompare mistThe weather 天氣 Good weather 好天氣 - be bathed in/bask in/be blessed with/enjoy bright/brilliant/glorious sunshine
沐浴着／享受着明媚的／燦爛的陽光 - the sun shines/warms something/beats down (on something)
- the sunshine breaks/streams through something
- fluffy/wispy clouds drift across the sky
- a gentle/light/stiff/cool/warm/sea breeze blows in/comes in off the sea
- the snow crunches beneath/under somebody’s feet/boots
Bad weather 壞天氣 - thick/dark/storm clouds form/gather/roll in/cover the sky/block out the sun
- the sky darkens/turns black
- a fine mist hangs in the air
- a dense/heavy/thick fog rolls in
- the rain falls/comes down (in buckets/sheets)/pours down
- snow falls/comes down/covers something
- the wind blows/whistles/howls/picks up/whips through something/sweeps across something
- strong/gale-force winds blow/gust (up to 80 mph)
- a storm is approaching/is moving inland/hits/strikes/rages
- thunder rolls/rumbles/sounds
- (forked/sheet) lightning strikes/hits/flashes
- a (blinding/snow) blizzard hits/strikes/blows/rages
- a tornado touches down/hits/strikes/destroys something/rips through something
- forecast/expect/predict rain/snow/a category-four hurricane
預報有雨／雪／四級飓風 - (North American English) pour (down)/ (British English) pour (down) with rain
下瓢潑大雨 - get caught in/seek shelter from/escape the rain
遇上下雨；尋找避雨處；躲雨 - be covered/shrouded in mist/a blanket of fog
籠罩在霧靄之中／厚厚的一層霧中 - be in for/brave/shelter from a/the storm
即將遇到／勇敢面對／躲避暴風雨 - hear rolling/distant thunder
聽到隆隆的／遠處的雷聲 - be battered/buffeted by strong winds
遭受強風肆虐；被強風吹得左右搖擺 - (British English) be blowing a gale
在刮大風 - battle against/brave the elements
與惡劣天氣搏鬥；冒着風雨
The weather improves 天氣好轉 - the sun breaks through the clouds
- the sky clears/brightens (up)/lightens (up)
- the clouds part/clear
- the rain stops/lets up/holds off
- the wind dies down
- the storm passes
- the mist/fog lifts/clears
Extra ExamplesTopics Weatherb2We drove slowly through the fog. 我們駕車在霧中緩慢行駛。 We got lost in the fog. 我們在霧中迷了路。 fog drifting over the water 水面飄浮的霧 Visibility good, becoming moderate with fog patches. 能見度良好，變得溫和，有霧斑。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dense
- heavy
- thick
- …
- bank
- blanket
- layer
- …
- be covered with
- be shrouded in
- cover something
- envelop something
- lie
- …
- patches
- bank
- lamp
- …
- in (a/the) fog
- into (a/the) fog
- through (a/the) fog
- …
a state in which things are not clear and seem difficult to understand 迷惘；困惑
Word Originmid 16th cent.: perhaps a back-formation from foggy.