westerly

英 ['westəli] 美 ['westərli]

• adj. 向西的；自西的
• adv. 向西；往西；自西
• n. 西风

英英释义

Noun:

1. the winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth

Adjective:

1. of wind; from the west

2. moving toward the west;

   "westbound pioneers"
   

Adverb:

1. toward the west;

   "we began to steer away westerly"
   

2. from the west;

   "the wind blew westerly"
   

例句

用作副词 (adv.)

1. The brothers gestured silently and set off in a westerly direction.
   温氏兄弟打个手势，也不说话，向西便行。

用作名词 (n.)

1. A rising westerly wind was whipping up a moderate sea.
   西风逐渐加紧，平静的海面上起了波浪。
2. Mid-latitude westerly winds have generally increased in both hemispheres.
   南北半球中纬度的西风普遍增强。

经典引文

• Our plan was..to keep westerly, until we should pass through..the Cross Timber.

  出自： W. Irving

词汇搭配

• south-westerly 向西南的; 在西南的...
• north-westerly 向西北的; 在西北的...

近反义词

【近义词】

• westward 向西
• western 西方的
• westbound 向西行的

【反义词】

• easterly 在东面的