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
• 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。
• India is experiencing Loo winds, hot and dry westerly gusts from Pakistan and northwest India which dries out the region, according to CNN meteorologist Monica Garrett.
  根据CNN气象学家莫妮卡·加勒特说，印度正经历着来自印度西北部以及巴基斯坦又热又干的西风，也就是洛风，导致气候干旱。
• You can can see the most westerly mountains from the coast.
  从海岸你可以看见最西边的山脉。
• Relationship between the East Asia Subtropical Westerly Jet Anomaly and Summer Precipitation over Eastern China
  中国东部夏季降水与同期东亚副热带急流年代际异常的关系
• 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？
• 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。
• We were standing on the most westerly point of england.
  我们当时正站在英格兰的最西端。
• 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。
• 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。