She goes out in all weathers. (ALD)
weather 可以用复数形式吗?
R.Quirk等人认为，weather既不是可数名词(不能说a weather)，也不是不可数名词(不能说a lot of weather)。但是，它既具有可数名词的某些特征(如有复数形式)，又有不可数名词的某些特征(如使用与不可数名词连用的修饰语，some bad weather, what lovely weather)。因此之故，weather作“天气”解时，不与不定冠词连用，也无复数形式，但在in all weathers(不论在何种天气里，不管环境好坏)等短语中却取复数形式。请考察下面的实例：
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We've had too much wet weather. (Palmer) 我们这里的雨天太多。
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What fine weather this is — all green leaves coming out. (Yeats) 天气多好啊——绿叶都出来了。
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I'll come in all weathers. 不管天气如何,我都会去的。
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He remained a good friend in all weathers. 不管环境如何,他总是我的好朋友。请做下面的英语试题:
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____ terrible weather we've been having these days!
A. How a B. What a C. How D. What(全国高考,92-24)
- "What a beautiful day!"
"Yes, it's ____ that I'd like to take a walk."
A. such nice weather B. so nice weather C. too nice weather D. nice weather so (TOE-FL)