westerly

英 [ˈwestəli]

美 [ˈwestərli]

adj.  西方的; 向西的; 西部的; 从西方吹来的
n.  西风

复数：westerlies　

BNC.20807 / COCA.25979

牛津词典

adj.

• 西方的；向西的；西部的
  in or towards the west
  1. travelling in a westerly direction
     向西行进
• 从西方吹来的
  blowing from the west
  1. westerly gales
     从西面刮来的大风

noun

• 西风
  a wind that blows from the west
  1. light westerlies
     微微的西风

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 西部的;向西的
  Awesterlypoint, area, or direction is to the west or towards the west.
  1. ...Finisterre, Spain's most westerly point...
     坐落在西班牙最西端的菲尼斯特雷
  2. They set out in a westerly direction along the riverbank.
     他们沿着河岸向西出发了。
• ADJ (风)从西方吹来的
  Awesterlywind blows from the west.
  1. ...a prevailing westerly wind.
     盛行西风

双语例句

• A Numerical Study of the Effect of Anomalous Surface Heating in the Kuroshio Current Region in Winter on the East Asian Subtropical Westerly Jet
  冬季黑潮暖流区加热异常对东亚副热带西风急流影响的数值研究
• The downward momentum transportation produced by the high-altitude westerly jet with the suitable vertical circulation is the main reason of the strong gale beyond general cold.
  高空西风急流配合适合的垂直环流，产生动量下传，是超出一般强度的冷空气大风产生的原因；
• 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。
• By contrast, the more westerly Fed banks were a little more optimistic, with Minneapolis, Dallas and San Francisco all reporting "moderate" or "modest" growth.
  相比之下，西部的储备银行更乐观一些，明尼阿波利斯、达拉斯和旧金山储备银行全都报告了“一般”或“小幅”的增长。
• Analysis of a Continuous Rainstorm in Hebi Influenced by Westerly Trough
  西风槽影响下鹤壁一次连续性暴雨分析
• Warming on the Northwest westerly with the impact of winter temperatures
  气温变暖对西北西风带冬季气温的影响分析
• However, the westerly winds are not having the same effect on the Antarctic Peninsula and parts of the Western Antarctic ice sheet.
  然而西风并未在南极半岛和部分西部南极冰盖造成相同影响。
• They set out in a westerly direction along the riverbank.
  他们沿着河岸向西出发了。
• In this paper, discussed and analysed are the synoptic features of westerly wind burst ( WWB) over the tropical western Pacific, based on the intensive observation data of tTOGA-COARE.
  根据TOGA&COARE强化观测期间的资料，分析热带西太平洋西风爆发（WWB）的天气型特征。
• Whenever the weather forecast predicts northerly winds, the winds are westerly in my place. why?
  为什么天气预报说吹北风时，我居住地方的风向却是西风？