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。
• We began to steer away westerly-Daniel Defoe.
  我们开始向西航行-丹尼尔.笛福。
• Mid-latitude westerly winds have generally increased in both hemispheres.
  南北半球中纬度的西风普遍增强。
• In advance, or to the east, of the MJO enhanced activity, winds aloft are westerly.
  而在MJO的后面，或者是西面，高空风是向东的，并且降水增强。
• We were standing on the most westerly point of england.
  我们当时正站在英格兰的最西端。
• 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。
• They set out in a westerly direction along the riverbank.
  他们沿着河岸向西出发了。
• I'm at the skating rink at westerly.
  我在卫斯特利市的溜冰场。
• The town is kept cool by the prevailing westerly winds.
  由于西风盛行，这个城镇很凉爽。
• 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