westerly

英 ['westəlɪ] 美
  • adj. 西的;自西的;向西方的
  • adv. 向西,往西
  • n. 西风

低频词

词态变化


复数: westerlies;

英英释意


1. the west-to-east winds that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth

英文词源


westerly (adv.)
late 15c., "in a westerly direction; facing toward the west," from Middle English wester (adj.) "western" (mid-14c.), from Old English westra, variant of westerne (see western) + -ly (2). As an adjective, "coming from the west," 1570s. Contradictory sense of "going to the west" attested by 1630s.

实用场景例句


travelling in a westerly direction
向西行进

牛津词典

westerly gales
从西面刮来的大风

牛津词典

light westerlies
微微的西风

牛津词典

...Finisterre, Spain's most westerly point...
坐落在西班牙最西端的菲尼斯特雷

柯林斯高阶英语词典

They set out in a westerly direction along the riverbank.
他们沿着河岸向西出发了。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...a prevailing westerly wind.
盛行西风

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Westerly winds have strengthened since the 1960 s.
20世纪60年代以来,西风变得更强.

期刊摘选

This kind of zonal index correlate with westerly of 55� � N at 0.96.
在高指数环流盛行的年份,我国普遍气温偏高.

期刊摘选

A rising westerly wind was whipping up a moderate sea.
西风逐渐加紧,平静的海面上起了波浪.

辞典例句

The garden was very exposed to westerly winds.
这座花园完全暴露于西风中.

《简明英汉词典》

In the westerly region, the atmospheric Kelvin wave damps.
在西风区大气Kelvin波振幅衰减.

期刊摘选

The wind blew westerly.
风从西方吹来.

期刊摘选

The westerly winds blow over Britain all the year.
在西风吹向英国所有的一年.

期刊摘选

We began to steer away westerly.
我们开始向西航行.

期刊摘选

Westerly wind ancient thin, weaves a net absurdly absurd foolish.
西风古瘦, 织一网妄妄痴心.

期刊摘选

The wind is blowing easterly. ( westerly, northerly, southerly, southwesterly ).
风从东 ( 西 、 北 、 南 、 西南 ) 方吹来.

期刊摘选

The weather in the UK comes from west, i . e . the wind is primarily westerly.
英国的天气都来自西边, 即风基本上都是西风.

期刊摘选

The prevailing westerly winds gave the battle advantage to the English admirals.
盛行的西风助了英国海军将领们的一臂之力.

辞典例句

The signpost points in a westerly direction.
路标指向西.

期刊摘选

Under conditions of easterly flow, therefore, or very large westerly flow no vertical propagation will occur.
所以在东向气流或很大的西向气流的情况下, 将不发生垂直传播.

辞典例句

If the winter has come, westerly uh, how can the distant spring?
要是冬天已经来了, 西风呵, 春日怎能遥远?

期刊摘选

The wind suddenly changed round from westerly to northerly, bringing with it the threat of snow.
风向突然由西转北, 怕要下雪了.

辞典例句

travelling in a westerly direction
向西行进

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

They set out in a westerly direction along the riverbank.
他们沿着河岸向西出发了。

柯林斯例句