| 单词 | gentle breeze |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgentle breeze gentle breeze n. a light wind; Meteorology a wind of force 3 on the Beaufort scale (7–10 knots or 12–19 mph). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [noun] > gentle wind auraa1398 breathc1400 air1535 gentle gale1567 zephyr1567 pirriea1614 breeze1626 gentle breeze1635 pirra1722 gale1728 zephyret1777 spill1899 1635 W. Saltonstall tr. G. Mercator Historia Mundi 906 The gentle breeses of winde that come from the Sea, doe temper and mittigate the heate of the day. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis vii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 400 From Land a gentle Breeze arose by Night. 1771 J. R. Forster tr. P. Kalm Trav. N. Amer. II. 319 The numbers in the columns of the winds signify as follows: 0, is a calm; 1, a gentle breeze; 2, a fresh gale; 3, a strong gale; and 4, a violent storm or hurricane. 1852 H. Stansbury Explor. & Surv. Valley Great Salt Lake 186 A gentle breeze came up from the south, bringing back with it the refluxed waters. 1906 G. C. Simpson Beaufort Scale of Wind-force 36 (table) Gentle breeze,..leaves and small twigs in constant motion; wind extends small flag. 1964 F. Chichester Lonely Sea & Sky (1967) xxx. 349 I was running before a gentle breeze. 2006 G. Pretor–Pinney Cloudspotter's Guide iii. 85 ‘Upslope fog’ occurs when a gentle breeze blows moist air up the sides of a hill or mountain and the drop in pressure cools the air enough to form droplets. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。