| 单词 | wind |
| 释义 | windwindswindwind1 /wɪnd/ noun1 (also the wind) [uncountable and countable] a natural current of air: An icy wind was blowing.beblow 刺骨寒风在吹。The trees were swaying in the wind.treebesway树在风中摇摆。 ➔ rain1, snow1, sun1, weather12[uncountable] British English when you have a lot of air in your stomach SYN gas American English: Baked beans always give me wind.bakebean吃烘豆总是让我肚子胀气。3[uncountable] your ability to breathe properly: I need to get my wind back.我得喘口气。 ➔ your second wind at second14the wind section the people in an orchestra who play wind instrumentsPhrasesget wind of something to hear or find out about something secret or private: Then the local press got wind of the affair.get那时当地新闻界听到了这件事的风声。COLLOCATIONS: windadjectivesa strong/high windA strong wind was bending the trees.bebendtreea light wind (=not strong)The wind was light and the sea was calm.bebegale force winds (=very strong)Their house was battered by gale force winds.bebatterwinda cold/icy/bitter windProtect the young plants from cold winds.plantwindShe shivered in the icy wind.shivera gusty/blustery wind (=not blowing steadily)The ship’s sails flapped in the gusty wind.sailflapa 20-/40- etc mile-an-hour windThe walkers struggled in 35-mile-an-hour winds.walkerstrugglewindthe north/south etc wind (=coming from the north, south etc)There was an east wind blowing.beblowa northerly/southerly etc wind (=coming from the north, south etc)An easterly wind spread the fire westwards.verbsthe wind blowsThe wind was blowing from the north.beblowthe wind picks up (=becomes stronger)The wind was starting to pick up.bestartthe wind drops/dies down (=becomes less strong)The wind had dropped at last.havedropthe wind howls (=makes a lot of noise)The wind howled all night.howlthe wind changes (=starts blowing from a different direction)We waited for the wind to change.waitnoun + winda gust of wind (=a strong movement of wind)A gust of wind blew the door shut.blowTHESAURUS: windwind a natural current of air: A strong wind was blowing from the north.beblowbreeze a gentle pleasant wind: It was cooler in the evening, with a slight breeze.becoolevengust a sudden strong movement of wind: His hat was blown away by a sudden gust of wind.beblowThere were gusts of up to 40 miles an hour.begustmilgale a very strong wind: There are warnings of gales and icy conditions.bewarninggaleconditionstorm a period of bad weather with a lot of wind and rain, snow etc: Across the country, trees came down in the storm.treecomehurricane a very bad storm with extremely fast winds, that starts in the Western Atlantic Ocean: Many people were killed in the hurricane that struck Texas.bekillstrikeHurricane Andrew devastated Florida.devastatetornado (also twister American English informal) a very bad storm with strong winds that spin very quickly in a circle: The Kansas tornado destroyed two supermarketsdestroysupermarkettyphoon a very strong tropical storm, that starts in the Pacific Ocean: The ship was lost in a typhoon in the South pacific.belose |
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