英语词汇“down wind”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

19. down (the) wind.

a. In the direction in which the wind is blowing; along the course of the wind. Also down-wind (attributive), situated in this direction, ‘lee’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > direction > [adverb] > to or towards some thing or place > to or towards wind direction

to the windc1330

to (the) windwardc1550

with the wind1577

in the wind1580

to the weatherward1589

up (the) wind1611

down (the) winda1616

windward1690

weatherly1708

up-wind1838

into the wind1918

the world > space > relative position > quality of having sides or being a side > [adjective] > situated at the side > situated on side away from or facing wind

leeward1627

windwarda1687

down (the) wind1895

a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) iii. iii. 266 I'de whistle her off, and let her downe the wind, To prey at fortune.

1618 N. Breton Court & Country A 4 For one that goes up the weather a number goe downe the winde.

1674 N. Cox Gentleman's Recreation i. 43 The Hare..will..run upon a side or down the wind.

1780 W. Cowper Progress of Error 333 Down the wind she swims, and sails away.

1834 T. Medwin Angler in Wales I. 235 I have had a hundred trimmers floating down the wind.

1855 C. Kingsley Westward Ho! xxxii The Spaniard fell off again, and went away dead down wind.

1886 Ld. Walsingham & R. Payne-Gallwey Shooting (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) I. 141 It is best to ‘give the dogs the wind’ at the beginning of the day—that is, to start down wind and gradually to work the ground in the direction from which it blows.

1895 C. J. Cornish Wild Eng. Today 184 We..found that..the birds had all run to the edge. Here we made the mistake of working the down-wind side first.

†b. figurative. Towards decay or ruin; into or (commonly) in a depressed or unfortunate condition, in evil plight; to go down the wind, to ‘go down’, decline. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > adversity > in adversity [phrase] > at the or one's worst > from a prosperous or thriving condition

for (also to, into) the worseOE

out of God's blessing into the warm sun1546

down (the) wind1600

on (also, esp. in early use, upon) the go1682

to the bad1802

1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xxxiv. 867 When they saw him downe the wind and fortune to frowne upon him.

1671 tr. N. Machiavelli Marriage of Belphegor in tr. F. de Quevedo Novels 141 Though [he] was of one of the noblest Families.., yet he was look'd upon as down the winde [It. poverissimo].

1673 W. Cave Primitive Christianity ii. vi. 147 In the time of Constantine when Paganism began to go down the wind.

1683 W. Cave Ecclesiastici Introd. p. lxvi The Gentile-Temples, with all their Pomp and Retinue, went down the wind apace.

1827 W. Scott Jrnl. 25 Apr. (1941) 45 The old Tory party is down the wind.

单词	down wind
释义	> as lemmas down (the) wind 19. down (the) wind. a. In the direction in which the wind is blowing; along the course of the wind. Also down-wind (attributive), situated in this direction, ‘lee’. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > [adverb] > to or towards some thing or place > to or towards wind direction to the windc1330 to (the) windwardc1550 with the wind1577 in the wind1580 to the weatherward1589 up (the) wind1611 down (the) winda1616 windward1690 weatherly1708 up-wind1838 into the wind1918 the world > space > relative position > quality of having sides or being a side > [adjective] > situated at the side > situated on side away from or facing wind leeward1627 windwarda1687 down (the) wind1895 a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) iii. iii. 266 I'de whistle her off, and let her downe the wind, To prey at fortune. View more context for this quotation 1618 N. Breton Court & Country A 4 For one that goes up the weather a number goe downe the winde. 1674 N. Cox Gentleman's Recreation i. 43 The Hare..will..run upon a side or down the wind. 1780 W. Cowper Progress of Error 333 Down the wind she swims, and sails away. 1834 T. Medwin Angler in Wales I. 235 I have had a hundred trimmers floating down the wind. 1855 C. Kingsley Westward Ho! xxxii The Spaniard fell off again, and went away dead down wind. 1886 Ld. Walsingham & R. Payne-Gallwey Shooting (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) I. 141 It is best to ‘give the dogs the wind’ at the beginning of the day—that is, to start down wind and gradually to work the ground in the direction from which it blows. 1895 C. J. Cornish Wild Eng. Today 184 We..found that..the birds had all run to the edge. Here we made the mistake of working the down-wind side first. †b. figurative. Towards decay or ruin; into or (commonly) in a depressed or unfortunate condition, in evil plight; to go down the wind, to ‘go down’, decline. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > in adversity [phrase] > at the or one's worst > from a prosperous or thriving condition for (also to, into) the worseOE out of God's blessing into the warm sun1546 down (the) wind1600 on (also, esp. in early use, upon) the go1682 to the bad1802 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xxxiv. 867 When they saw him downe the wind and fortune to frowne upon him. 1671 tr. N. Machiavelli Marriage of Belphegor in tr. F. de Quevedo Novels 141 Though [he] was of one of the noblest Families.., yet he was look'd upon as down the winde [It. poverissimo]. 1673 W. Cave Primitive Christianity ii. vi. 147 In the time of Constantine when Paganism began to go down the wind. 1683 W. Cave Ecclesiastici Introd. p. lxvi The Gentile-Temples, with all their Pomp and Retinue, went down the wind apace. 1827 W. Scott Jrnl. 25 Apr. (1941) 45 The old Tory party is down the wind. extracted from windn.¹ < as lemmas
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