stratuss

[US]/'strɑːtəs/
[UK]/'stretəs/
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Translation

n. 一种低层云,通常带来连续阴天和细雨。

Phrases & Collocations

stratus clouds

层积云

stratus layer

层积云层

stratus formation

层积云形成

stratus cloud cover

层积云覆盖

low stratus clouds

低层积云

thick stratus layer

厚层积云层

Real-world Examples

Stratus means to extend, spread out, flatten, or cover with a layer.

Stratus的意思是延伸、扩展、展平或覆盖一层。

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

In fact, all clouds belong to one of three principle types to which Howard gave the names: cirrus, Latin for tendril or hair, cumulus, heap or pile, and stratus, layer or sheet.

实际上,所有的云属于三种基本形式之一,霍德华给它们命名为:卷云,来自于拉丁语中的卷须或头发,积云,堆积或积累,层云,层叠或片。

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

For instance, stratus clouds-those unlovable, featureless sprawls that give us our overcast skies, happen when moisture-bearing updrafts lack the oomph to break through a level of more stable air above, and instead spread out, like smoke hitting a ceiling.

比如,要是携带水汽的上升气流无法突破上面比较稳定的一层空气,就会像烟碰到了天花板那样向外展开,于是就形成了层云一那种不大讨人喜欢,毫无特色,弄得天空阴沉沉的云层。

Source: A Brief History of Everything

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