accumulation [[9kju：mju5leiF[n]积聚、堆积物The developing storm is forecast to coat the northern Plains in light snow tonight，then dump more substantial snow on Wisconsin，Minnesota，Iowa and northern Illinois late tonight and tomorrow.A general 2-to 6-inchaccumulation is forecast.Snow could be falling fairly heavily in parts ofWisconsin by tomorrow evening（.The Weather Channel）
acid rain 酸雨Burning coal releases air pollutants like nitrogen oxide，the main ingredient in smog，sulfur dioxide，which forms acid rain，and toxic mercury，which enters our diet through the fish we eat and has been linkedto brain damage in children and fetuses（.NBC）
atmosphere [5Atm[sfi[]大气、空气“There is still a harsh road in front of us，”Dimas said about the long-term drive to cut emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases released by burningfossil fuels and blamed for heating the atmosphere and oceans（.ABC）
balmy [5bB：mI]温和的（气候）；和煦的Oil prices hovered just above 57a barrel on Tuesday after declining more than 1in the previous session，pressured by balmy weather in theUnited States and OPEC ministers‘commitment to keep crude output at ahigh level（.Reuters）
Beaufort scale [5b[Uf[t]蒲福风级Friday is to be very cold and very windy，with gale force Northerly winds streaming right down from Arctic regions.Winds are predicted to be Force8on the Beaufort Scale，or 45mph（.Derry Journal）
blistering [5blIst[rIN]酷热的Highways in Texas were crammed with cars creeping north，the blistering heat adding to the discomfort of the hundreds of thousands fleeingthe storm（.CNN）
breeze [brI：z]微风National Guardsmen let some of the 10，000people sheltering inside the arena take their bedding out onto the concourse，where it was cooler and thebreeze was welcome（.AP）
bright [brait]晴朗的Ozone，a colorless，odorless gas made up of industrial pollution and car exhaust，becomes a problem on bright sunny days when the air heats up.NBC）
brisk [brIsk]凉爽的；清新的Following severe weather that spawned dozens of tornadoes in the midsection of the United States，clear skies and brisk temperatures were forecast across much of the East Coast on Thursday，while the Great Lakesregion prepared for lake effect rain and snow（.AP）
Celsius [5selsi[s]摄氏度的
The region will warm by four to seven degrees Celsius by the end of thecentury，with summer sea ice disappearing（.BBC）
centigrade [5sentIgreid]摄氏温度的Pakistan’s weather office forecast light rain and snow over the hills in the quake-hit region for one or two days during the middle of this week.Thetemperature today will be 1degree centigrade below freezing point（30.2Fahrenheit）in Muzaffarabad，the capital of Pakistan-controlled Kashmir，and 12degrees centigrade below freezing point at villages above 7，000feet，it said on its Web site（.Bloomberg）
chill [tFIl]寒冷
chilly [5tFIlI]寒冷刺骨的A winter chill will flow along behind the clipper with highs staying at or below average into next week from the Midwest to the Northeast.Be readyto keep the furnace burning in these regions for a few days（.Channel）
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The chilly weather could eat away healthier heating oil stocks，which laststood nearly 8percent above a year ago（.Reuters）
climate [5klaimeit]气候
The Kyoto protocol on climate change cannot work in its current form，Prime Minister Tony Blair says（.BBC）
cloudburst [5klaudb[：st]暴雨The looting and arson following Katrina‘s deadly strike is in sharp contrast to the way the people of Mumbai rose up to help the victims of the ferocious cloudburst in July that descended like a tsunami and inundatedvast areas of the city（.NBC）
cold [k[Uld]寒冷的
Forecasts that extremely cold weather could linger for another two weeks in the U.S.Northeast，the world’s largest heating oil market，reignited fearsabout the impact of higher energy costs on consumers and corporations.（Reuters）
condensation [kCnden5seiF[n]水滴；凝结Consequently，to prevent condensation or the growth of airborne microorganisms that could permanently scar the glass，the crew has had tokeep the window‘s exterior shutter closed almost continuously（.NBC）
cool [kU：l]凉快的
The showers that plagued and eventually shut down the Dunlop tire test yesterday have vacated Daytona Beach，replaced with clear skies and coolweather for the final day of the test（.Superbike Planet）
cyclone [5saikl[Un]气旋；暴风、飓风
Thousands of people living along the south-east Indian coast areevacuated as a cyclone bears down（.BBC）
damp [dAmp]潮湿的“With an increase in moisture as we might expect as a result of climate change，we can expect more fungal growth on damp interior surfaces，”Rogers told LiveScience.“Exposure to fungi is very clearly associated with both allergy and asthma symptoms.”（FOX NEWS）dank [dANk]阴湿寒冷的The dark and dank cellars where the women are initially held may be in Macedonia，but the miserable unfortunates who are kept in those cellars frequently end up as terrified slaves in the brothels of London orBirmingham，to serve tormentors in Britain every bit as vile as the bulliesand brutes of the Balkans who kidnapped and imprisoned them to beginwith（.The Daily Telegraph）
degree [dI5grI：]温度、度
Each one contains a charming WTO scarf，because the locals feel that theAfrican contingent might be chilly in only 20-degree sunshine（.Telegraph）Tthe Dailydeluge [5delju：dV]洪水、大雨、大暴雨Weathermen say the conditions are likely to persist over the next few days and temperatures would drop further.Overcast conditions prevailedthroughout the day yesterday threatening to drench the city with a deluge，but there was not a spot in the city（.Khaleej Times）
depression [dI5preF[n]低气压、低压Weather officials say the depression over the Bay of Bengal has led to this spate of heavy rains in southern India（BBC ）dew [dju：]露水It is equally important to have the tyres and brakes in good condition asdew and mist make the roads slippery（.Gulf Times）