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 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。
• Westerly winds have strengthened since the1960s.
  20世纪60年代以来，西风变得更强。
• During the monsoon onset period, the westerly jet becomes weaker due to its moving away from Gaize to the north.
  季风爆发阶段西风急流逐渐离开改则地区并向高原北部移动，在该地区表现为减弱。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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
• 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
• The western arid zone in china is a region for interactions between westerly and monsoon climate, and responds sensitively to global climate change.
  西部干旱区是西风带气候和季风气候的相互作用区，对全球气候变化敏感响应。
• We began to steer away westerly-Daniel Defoe.
  我们开始向西航行-丹尼尔.笛福。