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 雾 Dense/thick fog is affecting roads in the north and visibility is poor. 浓雾影响了北部的公路，能见度很低。 Freezing fog will make driving conditions very treacherous. 寒雾会严重影响驾车安全。 Patches of fog will clear by mid-morning. 上午十时左右，团团浓雾将散去。 We get heavy fogs on this coast in winter. 冬天这片海岸雾气很重。 The town was covered in a thick blanket of fog. 大雾笼罩了这个城镇。 The fog finally lifted (= disappeared). 雾终于散了。
Collocations The weathercompare mistThe weather 天气 Good weather 好天气 - be bathed in/bask in/be blessed with/enjoy bright/brilliant/glorious sunshine
沐浴着／享受着明媚的／灿烂的阳光 - 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 坏天气 - 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
预报有雨／雪／四级飓风 - (North American English) pour (down)/ (British English) pour (down) with rain
下瓢泼大雨 - get caught in/seek shelter from/escape the rain
遇上下雨；寻找避雨处；躲雨 - be covered/shrouded in mist/a blanket of fog
笼罩在雾霭之中／厚厚的一层雾中 - be in for/brave/shelter from a/the storm
即将遇到／勇敢面对／躲避暴风雨 - hear rolling/distant thunder
听到隆隆的／远处的雷声 - be battered/buffeted by strong winds
遭受强风肆虐；被强风吹得左右摇摆 - (British English) be blowing a gale
在刮大风 - battle against/brave the elements
与恶劣天气搏斗；冒着风雨
The weather improves 天气好转 - 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. 我们驾车在雾中缓慢行驶。 We got lost in the fog. 我们在雾中迷了路。 fog drifting over the water 水面飘浮的雾 Visibility good, becoming moderate with fog patches. 能见度良好，变得温和，有雾斑。
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.