Weather

中文易错“天晴了”不是 the weather is clear up；clear up 自己就是动词，不加 be。

搭配it cleared up · clear up by the afternoon

易混brighten up · let up

中文易错中文说“变阴”，英语不用 turn cloudy，天气转阴常用 cloud over。

搭配the sky clouded over · it's clouding over

易混clear up · roll in

中文易错“下大雨”不是 big rain（中式）；说 it's pouring / it's pouring down。

搭配it's pouring down · the rain poured down

易混let up · come down

中文易错“雨小了”不是 the rain is small；let up 才是雨势减弱。

搭配the rain let up · wait for it to let up

易混die down · clear up

中文易错“出太阳”不是 the sun is out 才自然（也行），动词是 come out。

搭配the sun came out · the stars came out

易混clear up · brighten up

中文易错“凉快下来”不是 become cool down（重复）；cool down 本身含“变”。

搭配it cooled down · cool down in the evening

易混heat up · calm down

中文易错加热食物是 warm up；天气变热是 heat up，两个别混。

搭配it heats up in summer · the city heats up

易混warm up · cool down

中文易错结冰不是 become ice；freeze over 指表面整体冻住。

搭配the lake froze over · the road froze over

易混ice up · thaw out

中文易错“多穿点”不是 wear more clothes 才地道；口语说 bundle up。

搭配bundle up for the cold · bundle the kids up

易混wrap up · put on

中文易错“风波过去”也用 blow over；中文一个“过去”，英语常用这个短语。

搭配the storm blew over · let it blow over

易混pass over · die down

中文易错“风小了”不是 wind is small；die down 强调逐渐变弱。

搭配the wind died down · the noise died down

易混let up · blow over

中文易错“起风了”口语常说 the wind picked up / kicked up，不说 wind started。

搭配the wind kicked up · kick up a fuss

易混pick up · die down

中文易错set in 专指“开始并且要持续”，不是普通 begin。

搭配the rain set in · winter set in early

易混come in · settle in

中文易错“干了”不是 become dry up；dry up 自己就是“干掉”。

搭配the puddles dried up · the river dried up

易混dry off · dry out

中文易错“被困”用被动 get snowed in，不说 the snow trapped us in（也行但生硬）。

搭配get snowed in · snowed in at home

易混get caught in · wait out

中文易错“解冻”不是 become unfrozen；thaw out 是自然化开，defrost 是人工除霜。

搭配the pipes thawed out · thaw out the chicken

易混freeze over · warm up

中文易错“因雨取消”不是 cancel because of rain 才自然；be washed out 更地道。

搭配the game was washed out · wash out the weekend

易混call off · rain off

中文易错“经过”用 pass over 指从上方过；路过某地是 pass by。

搭配the storm passed over · clouds passing over

易混blow over · pass by

中文易错“要来了”不是 will come 才自然；be in for 带“躲不掉”的意思。

搭配be in for a storm · be in for a cold winter

易混come up · get ready for

中文易错“起雾”对眼镜、车窗说 fog up；天气起雾是 it's foggy。

搭配glasses fog up · the windshield fogged up

易混steam up · ice up

中文易错结冰分两种：freeze over 是整体冻住，ice up 是表面结冰。

搭配the windshield iced up · the steps iced up

易混freeze over · fog up

中文易错fog up 偏小物件（眼镜），steam up 偏空间和镜子。

搭配the mirror steamed up · the bathroom steamed up

易混fog up · heat up

中文易错brighten up 也可以劝人开心点（Brighten up!），看上下文。

搭配it brightened up · the sky brightened up

易混clear up · cheer up

中文易错“涌进来”用 roll in，画面是整个一大片推过来。

搭配fog rolled in · clouds rolled in

易混cloud over · sweep through

中文易错“横扫”不是 sweep across 才常用，sweep through 更自然。

搭配a cold front swept through · storms swept through

易混roll in · blow over

中文易错it 是固定的，不能说 sweat out it；意思是“硬扛过去”。

搭配sweat it out · sweat out the heat

易混wait out · put up with

中文易错dry off 是擦干身上的水；dry up 是水自己干掉。

搭配dry off after the rain · dry yourself off

易混dry up · dry out

中文易错“等雨停”不是 wait the rain stop；wait out 后面直接跟事件。

搭配wait out the storm · wait out the delay

易混sweat it out · hold off

中文易错“淋雨”不是 I met the rain；get caught in the rain 才是。

搭配get caught in the rain · get caught in traffic

易混be in for · wash out

中文易错“忍受”不是 bear with 才常用；put up with 后必须跟宾语。

搭配put up with the heat · put up with noise

易混sweat it out · live with