sleet

sleet

英 [sliːt]
　　美 [slit]

vi. 下雨夾雪；下冰雹
　　vt. 凍雨拍打；使下霰般落下
　　n. 雨夾雪；雨淞

中文詞源：

sleet 雨夾雪，凍雨，冰雹

可能來自中古高地德語 sloten,冰雹，來自 Proto-Germanic*slaut,冰雹。

例句：

1. Northern Kentucky is likely to get snow mixed with sleet.
肯塔基州北部可能有雨夾雪。

2. The wind began to build and the sleet to blow about.
風開始大起來瞭,雨雪四處飛揚.

3. Driving sleet brought more problems to roads last night.
昨晚的雨夾雪給道路帶來瞭更多的問題.

4. Conditions were damp and foggy after morning sleet.
早上的雨夾雪過後天氣潮濕多霧。

5. An icy sleet was beginning to fall.
天開始下起瞭冰冷的凍雨.