squalls

英 [skwɔːlz]

美 [skwɔːlz]

n.  飑(常指暴风雨或暴风雪中突起的狂风)
v.  大声啼哭; 号哭
squall的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 飑;突起的大风(常引起短暂暴雨或暴雪)
  Asquallis a sudden strong wind which often causes a brief, violent rain storm or snow storm.
  1. The boat was hit by a squall north of the island.
     船在岛的北边遇到了狂飑。
• VERB 嚎叫;大声啼哭
  If a person or animalsqualls, they make a loud unpleasant noise like the noise made by a crying baby.
  1. There was an infant squalling in the back of the church.
     有个婴儿在教堂后部大声啼哭。
  2. ...squalling guitars.
     刺耳的吉他声

双语例句

• Thunderstorms are sometimes preceded or accompanied by heavy rain and squalls.
  狂风大雨有时会伴随著雷暴出现。
• Analysts say that while emerging markets have been the setting for several recent financial squalls, the current exodus of capital could herald more fundamental changes.
  分析师表示，尽管新兴市场国家是近期几场金融风暴的发生地，但当前的资本外流可能预示着更根本的变化。
• Hong Kong schools, financial markets, and businesses have shut as Typhoon Nesat brought howling winds, squalls of rain and rough seas to the territory.
  台风纳莎给香港带来了强风、暴雨和巨浪，其学校、金融市场和商业贸易都已关闭。
• From dust devils and squalls up to continent-size eddies that only satellites can see.
  从小尘暴和暴风发展到只有卫星上可以看到的席卷整块大陆的旋涡。
• When the peacock loudly bawls, soon we'll have both rain and squalls.
  孔雀高声叫，雨、雹就要到。
• BUXTON, NC& Rain squalls and gusting winds from Hurricane Earl became more pronounced along the North Carolina Outer Banks, Thursday night.
  巴克斯顿，数控-雨狂风和飓风厄尔狂风从夜晚变得更加明显沿北卡罗莱纳州外银行，星期四。
• If the eurozone avoids further squalls and there is no big shift in the commodity market, then the call is fairly straightforward.
  如果欧元区能够避免进一步恶化，并且大宗商品市场不出现重大变动，那么赢家就很明显。
• If asset-market squalls do not merit a monetary response, worries about the wider impact of the housing slump on America's economy may yet tip the balance.
  如果资本市场的呼声没有得到货币政策的响应，对房屋市场衰退将更大范围地影响美国经济的担心就会站到上风。
• For several hours in the early part of the day, New Orleans was battered by powerful squalls that threatened to dump four-month worth of normal rainfall in a single morning.
  整个早上几小时，雨声震耳欲聋，看样子要在一个早上要倾出相当于正常降雨四个月的量，新奥尔良市顷刻遍体鳞伤。
• As the frequent rain squalls and low clouds were unfavourable for air action, Phillips resolved to press on.
  因为频繁的暴风雨和低云层不利于空军行动，菲利普斯决定向前追赶。