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.
sleet 双语例句
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.
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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.