c. 1300, slete, either from an unrecorded Old English *slete, *slyte, related to Middle High German sloz, Middle Low German sloten (plural) "hail," from Proto-Germanic *slautjan- (cognates: dialectal Norwegian slutr, Danish slud, Swedish sloud "sleet"), from root *slaut-.
sleet (v.)
early 14c., from sleet (n.). Related: Sleeted; sleeting.
实用例句
1. Northern Kentucky is likely to get snow mixed with sleet.
肯塔基州北部可能有雨夹雪。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The wind began to build and the sleet to blow about.
风开始大起来了,雨雪四处飞扬.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. Driving sleet brought more problems to roads last night.
昨晚的雨夹雪给道路带来了更多的问题.
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4. Conditions were damp and foggy after morning sleet.
