单词 | west wind |
释义 | west wind (once / 4517 pages) n WORD FAMILY west wind: west winds USAGE EXAMPLESThe wind, and it was often the well-remembered wild west wind, finally wound down in Washington as the area worked its way toward Wednesday. Washington Post(Nov 23, 2016) A west wind, like it was, would carry the sound t’other way. Washington Times(Nov 18, 2016) “The sweetness of your offer is a good smell on the west wind.” John Steinbeck, East of Eden(1952) n wind that blows from west to east Syn|Hypo|Hyper wester prevailing westerly, westerly the winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth air current, current of air, wind air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure |
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