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阴天
yīntiān
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- yīntiān
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- 阴天
- traditional
- 陰天
1 · noun
Weather in which most of the sky is covered by clouds.
天空大部分被云遮住的天气。
Use It is cloudy; 阴天 is noun-like, and 天阴了 describes a change.
It is cloudy now, but the path is still dry.
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现在是阴天，不过小路还是干的。
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2 · noun (weather)
Weather or a day with substantial cloud cover and little or no visible sunshine.
天空云层较厚、阳光很少或看不见的天气或日子。
今天是阴天 is naturally expressed as It is overcast today. An overcast day does not necessarily bring rain.
It is overcast today, and the room is a little darker than usual.
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今天是阴天，屋里比平时暗一些。
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Although it was overcast, we went to the park as planned.
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虽然是阴天，我们还是按计划去公园了。
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cloudy — Weather in which most of the sky is covered by clouds.