| 单词 | northerly |
| 释义 | northerly (nɔːʳðəʳli ) 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A northerly point, area, or direction is to the north or towards the north. Unst is the most northerly island in the Shetland Islands. I wanted to go a more northerly route across Montana. 2. adjective A northerly wind is a wind that blows from the north. Collocations: northerly wind Even the cold northerly wind and drizzling rain were on cue. Times, Sunday Times As the low pulled away eastwards, it allowed a cool northerly wind to draw cloudy skies and outbreaks of rain towards the south. Times, Sunday Times Conditions were harsh for bowlers forced to run uphill into a billowing, northerly wind that swept blossom from the trees and swayed flagpoles. Times, Sunday Times However, there'll be a chilly northerly wind, so don't be surprised to see sleet or hail in the showers, especially in the northeast. Times, Sunday Times A 20-knot northerly wind might sound fun, but not when your valley, with its cold and hard and pointy mountain sides, runs east to west. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 北方的 Japanese: 北東の |
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