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

• 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。
• The prevailing westerly will reinstitute themselves along the new Equator, curling away from the Equator as they do today, and returning.
  沿着赤道处会再次出现盛行的西风，和今日一样，从赤道处卷曲飘荡并返回来。
• Comparison of Annual Temperature Change Characteristics in Northwest Westerly Region and Eastern Monsoon Region
  西北西风区与东部季风区年气温变化特征对比分析
• The town is kept cool by the prevailing westerly winds.
  由于西风盛行，这个城镇很凉爽。
• The Relationship between East Asian Summer Monsoon Activity and Northward Jump of the Upper Westerly Jet Location
  东亚夏季风活动与东亚高空西风急流位置北跳关系的研究
• 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。
• I'm at the skating rink at westerly.
  我在卫斯特利市的溜冰场。
• 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。
• We were standing on the most westerly point of england.
  我们当时正站在英格兰的最西端。
• Numerical Experiment of Effects of the Upper level Westerly Jet on a Torrential Rain over the Middle-lower reaches of the Yangtze River
  高空西风急流对长江中下游暴雨影响的数值试验