weather² v 1 [T] also 又作 weather the storm to succeed in continuing, in spite of being affected by a bad situation 渡过难关: companies that have managed to weather the recession 设法渡过了经济衰退难关的公司 2 [I,T] if an object is weathered by the rain, wind etc, its colour and shape have been changed 〔因风吹雨打而〕褪色; 变形: a weathered statue 饱受风雨侵蚀的塑像