the light and heat of the sun 阳光；日光 the warm spring sunshine 春天和煦的阳光
Collocations The weatherThe 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 Weatherb1It was a cool day with hazy sunshine. 那是一个凉爽的日子，太阳忽隐忽现。 She followed us out into the sunshine. 她跟着我们出来，走进了阳光之中。 The race was run in bright sunshine. 比赛在明媚的阳光下进行。 The sunshine came streaming in at the window. 阳光从窗户照射进来。 The town was bathed in spring sunshine. 小城沐浴在春天的阳光中。 the last rays of sunshine of the day 一天中的最后几缕阳光 two weeks of glorious sunshine 两周阳光灿烂的日子 She squinted as the brilliant sunshine flooded in through the windows. 当灿烂的阳光从窗户泻入时，她眯起了眼睛。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- blazing
- bright
- brilliant
- …
- ray
- bask in
- enjoy
- soak up
- …
- beat down
- flood
- pour
- …
- in (the) sunshine
- into the sunshine
- (informal)
happiness 欢乐；幸福 - (British English, informal)
used for addressing somebody in a friendly, or sometimes a rude way （友好地称呼某人，有时显得不礼貌）朋友，老兄
Idioms
a ray of sunshine
- (informal)
a person or thing that makes life brighter or more cheerful 给人带来快乐的人（或事物） My nephew is a little ray of sunshine. 我的外甥是个开心果。