(1)气候 (general or average weather conditions(temperature，rainfall，winds， etc)of a particular region over a period of years)[C]：a tropical/continental/mild/temperate～热带/大陆性/温和/温和的气候;prefer a warm～to a cold～ 喜欢温暖的气候，不喜欢寒冷的气候;The～does not agree with her.这种气候不适合她。〖同〗weather;

(2)某种气候地带(area or region having certain weather conditions)[C]：live in (move to) a warmer/cooler/drier～住在(搬到)较温暖/凉爽/干燥的地方;a polar～极地气候地区;

(3)风气，社会思潮(general attitude，feeling，atmosphere or environmental conditions of a group，period or place)[C]：the present moral/political/economic～时下的道德风气/政治潮流/经济形势;current～of opinion 时下的社会舆论氛围;A～of fear/suspicion/political unrest prevailed over much of the country.恐惧/怀疑/政治上不安定的气氛笼罩着这个国家的许多地区。the～of the country/on campus 国家/校园风气;〖同〗atmosphere;

→′climatic adj 气候上的，风气的;cli-′matically adv 气候(风气)上;͵climo′tology n 气候学;

【辨异】climate 与 weather都当“气候”讲;但 climate 指某一地区长期的温度、雨量、风向等总的气候，如：the climate in Egypt(埃及的气候);weather 指某一天的特殊气候，如：the weather today(今天的天气)。