你想知道各地的气候吗英文（英读廊湿度是什么意思）

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#湿度#

What is the humidity scale in reference to?【译】湿度等级是指什么？【单词】humidity [hyoo-'mid-i-tee or, often, yoo-][hjuː'mɪdəti] n. 湿度；湿气【单词】scale [skeyl][skeɪl] n. 刻度；等级，规模；量程【单词】reference ['ref-er-uhns, 'ref-ruhns]['refrəns] n. 参考；参照；出处

Does 100% humidity mean the air has turned to water?【译】100%的湿度是否意味着空气变成了水？

Or is it 100% humidity when it is raining?【译】或者下雨的时候湿度是100%吗？【单词】raining 原型：rain [reyn][reɪn] v. 下雨；(雨点般)落下

100% humidity is when the air cannot absorb any more water at that temperature and there is the possibility of rain.【译】100%湿度是指在这种温度下，空气不能吸收更多的水分，并且有可能下雨。【单词】absorb [ab-'sawrb, -'zawrb][əb'sɔːb] vt. 吸收；吞并；承受【单词】temperature ['tem-per-uh-cher]['temprətʃə] n. 气温；体温；温度【单词】possibility [pos-uh-'bil-i-tee][ˌpɒsə'bɪləti] n. 可能；可能性；可能的事情；潜在的价值

How much water is actually in the air depends on the temperature tho, which is why if it's humid in the evening there will be dew in the morning.【译】空气中究竟有多少水分取决于温度，这就是为什么如果晚上潮湿，早晨就会有露水。【单词】depends 原型：depend [dih-'pend][dɪ'pend] vi. 依赖；依靠；取决于【单词】tho [thoh][ðəʊ] conj. 虽然；可是；但是；仍然 adv. 虽然；可是；但是；然而 =though.【单词】humid ['hyoo-mid or, often, 'yoo-]['hjuːmɪd] adj. 潮湿的【单词】dew [doo, dyoo][djuː] n. 露水

If a warm, humid from meets a cold front, there will be rain, and the warm front will become less humid.【译】如果一个温暖潮湿的天气遇到冷空气前锋，就会下雨，而遇上暖空气前锋的时候湿度就会变小。【单词】warm [wawrm][wɔːm] adj. 温暖的；暖和的 n. 温暖的空气

It's less like salt in water, and more like sugar in water, because the sugar doesn't actually get bonded to the water, it's just carried by the water.【译】它不像水中的盐，更像水中的糖，因为糖实际上并没有与水结合，只是被水带走。【单词】salt [sawlt][sɔːlt] n. 盐；盐类于【单词】sugar ['shoo g-er]['ʃʊɡə] n. 糖，食糖【单词】bonded 原型：bond [bond][bɒnd] vt. 使结合 vi. 连结；粘合【单词】carried 原型：carry ['kar-ee]['kæri] v. 携带；运送；搬运；带有

Air is like a suitcase.【译】空气就像手提箱一样。【单词】suitcase ['soot-keys]['suːtkeɪs] n. 手提箱

The size of which depends on temperature.【译】它的大小取决于温度。

Hotter it is the bigger the suitcase.【译】箱子越热越大。【单词】Hotter 原型：hot 形容词比较级，更热的

Humidity is just a percentage of how full it is.【译】湿度只是表示它有多满的百分比。【单词】percentage [per-'sen-tij][pə'sentɪdʒ] n. 百分率；比例

If it is 100% you can't put any more moisture in the suitcase.【译】如果是100%的话，你就不能再往箱子里放水分了。【单词】moisture ['mois-cher]['mɔɪstʃə] n. 水分；潮气；湿度

Some days when it is quite warm outside, we are kept cool because we sweat and our drying sweat keeps us cool.【译】有时外面很暖和，而我们会保持凉爽，因为我们出汗，汗水干燥后使我们保持凉爽。【单词】cool [kool][kuːl] adj. 凉爽的；凉的 n. 凉爽；冷静；凉快【单词】sweat [swet][swet] n. 汗水【单词】drying 原型：dry [drahy][draɪ] v. （使）变干

The humidity is lower.【译】这时候说明湿度较低。

Some days when it is warm like that, though, we get warm and dripping with sweat and our sweat doesn't let us cool down and doesn't dry.【译】然而，有些天，当天气像那样暖和的时候，我们会感到热，汗水会滴落下来，我们的汗水不会让我们降温，也不会变干。【单词】dripping 原型：drip [drip][drɪp] v. 滴下；漏出

The humidity is higher.【译】说明这时候湿度较高。

When the humidity is 100%, it means that the air is very moist and cannot take up more water.【译】当湿度为100%时，意味着空气非常潮湿，不能吸收更多的水分。【单词】moist [moist][mɔɪst] adj. 潮湿的；湿润的

Things will not dry in such air.【译】在这样的空气中东西干不了。

Weather scientists measure humidity using water and two thermometers -- one wetted and one dry.【译】气象科学家用水和两个温度计测量湿度，一个是湿的，一个是干的。【单词】scientists 原型：scientist ['sahy-uh n-tist]['saɪəntɪst] n. 科学家【单词】measure ['mezh-er]['meʒə] v. 测量；比较【单词】thermometers 原型：thermometer [ther-'mom-i-ter][θə'mɒmɪtə] n. 温度计【单词】wetted [wet]['wetɪd] v. 弄湿

Usually, a wetted thermometer will be cooler.【译】通常，湿温度计会更冷。【单词】thermometer [ther-'mom-i-ter][θə'mɒmɪtə] n. 温度计【单词】cooler 原型：cool 形容词比较级 更冷的

But if the wetted thermometer is 100% the temperature of the dry thermometer at the end of the test, then the relative humidity is 100%.【译】但如果湿温度计的温度为试验结束时干温度计的100%，则相对湿度为100%。【单词】relative ['rel-uh-tiv]['relətɪv] adj. 相对的；比较的；相关的 n. 亲戚；[语]关系词

This measures the air's ability to accept more moisture, a function both of the air's dryness and temperature.【译】它测量空气接受更多水分的能力，（从数学上来说）湿度是空气干燥度和温度的函数。【单词】measures 原型：measure ['mezh-er]['meʒə] n. 措施；量度；办法【单词】ability [uh-'bil-i-tee][ə'bɪləti] n. 能力；才能【单词】accept [ak-'sept][ək'sept] vt. 接受；同意；承担(责任等)【单词】function ['fuhngk-shuh n]['fʌŋkʃn] n. 功能；函数【单词】dryness [drahy][draɪnəs] n. 干燥；冷淡