Weather is squally when the wind keeps arriving in sudden hard bursts, usually with rain or snow thrown into it. The picture is not steady bad weather — it is weather that hits you, stops, and hits you again.

Weather is squally天氣squally的時候 when the wind keeps arriving in sudden hard bursts是指風會一陣一陣突然猛烈地颳過來, usually with rain or snow thrown into it通常還夾著雨或雪. The picture is not steady bad weather這個畫面不是持續不斷的壞天氣 — it is weather that hits you而是那種先打你一下, stops停一下, and hits you again然後又再打你一下的天氣.

A squall itself is one of those bursts: a few minutes of violent wind, often with a wall of rain, then it passes. So 'squally showers' means the rain comes in short attacks with wind behind it, not a gentle all-day drizzle.

A squall itselfsquall本身 is one of those bursts就是那種其中一陣: a few minutes of violent wind幾分鐘的猛烈強風, often with a wall of rain常常伴著一道雨牆, then it passes然後就過去了. So 'squally showers' means所以『squally showers』的意思是 the rain comes in short attacks with wind behind it雨會伴著風一陣一陣地攻過來, not a gentle all-day drizzle而不是一整天綿綿細雨.

You will meet this word mostly in weather forecasts, sailing talk, and writing about the sea — it is not a word people use much in ordinary conversation, and a Taiwanese student will most likely see it in a shipping forecast or a novel about a boat. It can also describe a day, a night, or a stretch of sea: 'a squally afternoon', 'squally seas'.

You will meet this word你會遇到這個字 mostly in weather forecasts大多是在氣象預報裡, sailing talk航海用語裡, and writing about the sea跟寫海的文章裡 — it is not a word people use much in ordinary conversation它不是日常對話會常用的字, and a Taiwanese student will most likely see it而台灣學生最可能看到它 in a shipping forecast or a novel about a boat是在船運氣象預報或一本跟船有關的小說裡. It can also describe它也可以用來形容 a day, a night, or a stretch of sea一天、一夜，或一片海域: 'a squally afternoon'像『a squally afternoon』(陣風夾雨的下午), 'squally seas'或『squally seas』(風雨交加的海面).

Very occasionally someone uses it about a mood or a meeting that keeps blowing up, but that is a writer's stretch, not everyday English.

Very occasionally很偶爾, someone uses it about a mood or a meeting that keeps blowing up有人會用它來形容一種一直爆發衝突的情緒或會議, but that is a writer's stretch但那是作家的誇張用法, not everyday English不是日常英文.