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单词 squall
释义
squall1 nounsquall2 verb
squallsquall1 /skwɔːl $ skwɒːl/ noun [countable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINsquall1
Origin:
1600-1700 Probably from a Scandinavian language
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • A violent squall sank both ships.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • It was accompanied by a squall of spittle.
  • Rodomonte hardly noticed the magnificent, unearthly architecture preserved so beautifully away from the squalls of the less temperate zones.
  • Still wet from a recent rain squall, the city lay glistening in the sun.
  • Suddenly the sharp, heavy squall of the air raid siren lashed the silence between them.
  • The squall was a prelude to a fully-fledged gale, heralded well in advance by warnings from the meteorologists.
  • The mariners spent the night in such shelter as they could find from the 30-knot winds, drenching squalls and menacing waves.
  • Twice a squall bowled him into the water as he followed the shore round.
word sets
WORD SETS
anticyclone, nounarid, adjectivebarometer, nouncirrus, nounclimate, nounclimatic, adjectivecloudbank, nouncold front, nouncontrary, adjectivecumulus, nouncyclone, noundeluge, noundepression, nounduster, noundust storm, nounequatorial, adjectivefront, nounfrontal system, nounheadwind, nounhumidity, nounhurricane, nouninversion, nounisobar, nounisotherm, nounjet stream, nounleeward, adjectivelow, nounlow-pressure, nounmaelstrom, nounmirage, nounmonsoon, nounnimbus, nounnorth, adjectivenortheast, adjectivenortheaster, nounnortheasterly, adjectivenortherly, adjectivenorthwest, adjectivenorthwester, nounnorthwesterly, adjectiveonshore, adjectivepeasouper, nounpowder, nounprecipitation, nounrainfall, nounrain gauge, nounrainstorm, nounsandstorm, nounsea breeze, nounsemitropical, adjectivesheet lightning, nounshipping forecast, nounshower, nounshowery, adjectivesirocco, nounsleet, nounslush, nounsmog, nounsouth, adjectivesoutheast, adjectivesoutheasterly, adjectivesoutherly, adjectivesouthwest, adjectivesouthwesterly, adjectivesprinkle, nounsquall, nounsqually, adjectivestill, adjectivestorm, nounstorm cloud, nounstormy, adjectivestrength, nounsubside, verbsubtropical, adjectivesub-zero, adjectivetailwind, nountempest, nounthaw, verbthaw, nounthermal, nounthermometer, nounthunder, nounthunder, verbthunderbolt, nounthunderclap, nounthundercloud, nounthunderstorm, nounthundery, adjectivetidal, adjectivetidal wave, nountornado, nountorrid, adjectivetrade wind, nountropical, adjectivetrough, nountsunami, nounturbulence, nounturbulent, adjectivetwister, nountyphoon, nounwarm front, nounwaterspout, nounweather, nounweatherman, nounweather vane, nounwest, adjectivewesterly, adjectivewhirlwind, nounwhiteout, noun
a sudden strong wind, especially one that brings rain or snow:  snow squalls
squall1 nounsquall2 verb
squallsquall2 verb [intransitive] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINsquall2
Origin:
1600-1700 From a Scandinavian language
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
squall
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theysquall
he, she, itsqualls
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theysqualled
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave squalled
he, she, ithas squalled
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad squalled
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill squall
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have squalled
Continuous Form
PresentIam squalling
he, she, itis squalling
you, we, theyare squalling
PastI, he, she, itwas squalling
you, we, theywere squalling
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been squalling
he, she, ithas been squalling
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been squalling
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be squalling
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been squalling
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • My baby breaks away from me, squalling.
  • When I arrived squalling -- no doubt prescient about my imminent fate -- the streets were half black.
  • When the baby went on squalling, the orphanage offered her a substitute; she declined the offer.
if a baby or child squalls, it cries noisily SYN  bawl
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