{
    "term": "climate",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the regular pattern of weather conditions of a particular place",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **tropical/warm/mild/temperate/cold climate**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the harsh climate of the Arctic regions"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The city has a warm climate."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the severe northern climate"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Tomato flavour varies depending on climate."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is a region with diverse soils and climate."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a global climate shift towards an ice age"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We are looking at how to respond to a changed climate."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Most climate scientists believe the earth will warm several more degrees in coming decades."
                },
                {
                    "text": "plants that are well adapted to the climate"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["The environment"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["hot", "warm", "cold"],
                "verb + climate": ["have", "affect"],
                "climate + noun": ["change", "research", "study"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the climate"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "an area with particular weather conditions",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They wanted to move to a warmer climate."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Little grows in such a dry climate."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["hot", "warm", "cold"],
                "verb + climate": ["have", "affect"],
                "climate + noun": ["change", "research", "study"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the climate"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a general attitude or feeling; an atmosphere or a situation that exists in a particular place",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the present **political/economic climate**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the current **climate of opinion** *(= what people generally are thinking about a particular issue)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **climate of fear/suspicion/uncertainty**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Finding affordable rental accommodation is not easy **in the current climate**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We need to **create a climate** in which business can prosper."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They hope this will provide the right climate for social change."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There's been a change in the climate of opinion."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The crisis produced a climate far less favourable to redevelopment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Such a move seems unlikely in the current political climate."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He admitted that the economic climate has rarely been worse."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a set of ideas that challenge the prevailing climate of pessimism"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a climate for economic recovery"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The new policies have created a climate of fear."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His ideas on equality are viewed as utopian in the current political climate."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They believe Las Vegas offers an excellent business climate."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In today's social climate, it is a very emotionally charged word."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His remarks directly contributed to the climate of ethnic tension."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": [
                    "favourable/​favorable",
                    "hostile",
                    "unfavourable/​unfavorable"
                ],
                "verb + climate": ["create", "foster", "change"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the climate", "climate for", "climate of"],
                "phrases": ["a climate of opinion"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈklaɪmət/",
                "audio": "cl/climate/climate__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈklaɪmət/",
                "audio": "cl/climate/climate__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French climat or late Latin clima, climat-, from Greek klima ‘slope, zone’, from klinein ‘to slope’. The term originally denoted a zone of the earth between two lines of latitude, then any region of the earth, and later, a region considered with reference to its atmospheric conditions. Compare with clime."
}