northerly

英 ['nɔːðəli] 美 ['nɔːrðərli]

• adj. 北方的；向北的；来自北方的
• adv. 向北地；自北来
• n. 北风

英英释义

Noun:

1. a wind that blows from the north

Adjective:

1. situated in or oriented toward the north;

   "the northern suburbs"
   "going in a northerly direction"
   

2. coming from the north; used especially of wind;

   "the north wind doth blow"
   "a northern snowstorm"
   "the winds are northerly"
   

Adverb:

1. in a northern direction;

   "they earn more up north"
   "Let's go north!"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. It was also the time that KOPPU decelerated and started a more northerly track.
   巨爵于差不多同一时间减速并开始采取一个较北的路径。
2. The aircraft was flying in a northerly direction.
   飞机正在向北飞去。
3. The fleet began to fill away on a northerly course.
   船队开始顺风向北航行。

用作名词 (n.)

1. Cold northerlies will bring rain to Scotland this week.
   寒冷的北风本星期将给苏格兰带来雨水。

经典引文

• Kolyma is one of the most northerly of the..camps.

  出自： S. Bellow

近反义词

【近义词】

• north 北方的
• Northern 北部的
• northwards 向北
• north wind 北风
• northward 北方
• norther 酷寒北风