单词 | easterly |
释义 | easterly (iːstəʳli ) 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] An easterly point, area, or direction is to the east or towards the east. He progressed slowly along the coast in an easterly direction. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] An easterly wind is a wind that blows from the east. ...the cold easterly winds from Scandinavia. Collocations: easterly wind It will feel bitterly cold, particularly in locations exposed to a brisk easterly wind. Times, Sunday Times There has been no rain, beyond light showers, for eight days, and under the prevailing easterly wind the ground has dried a good deal. Times, Sunday Times However, for all the vagaries of this winter, one feature almost absent so far has been the dreaded easterly wind. Times, Sunday Times The chill will continue today with the easterly wind strengthening to gale force across the southwest. Times, Sunday Times An easterly wind may also develop, adding to the general chill. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 向东的, 从东而来的 Japanese: 東方の, 東からの |
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