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单词 westerly
释义
westerly1 adjectivewesterly2 noun
westerlywest‧er‧ly1 /ˈwestəli $ -ərli/ adjective Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • The storm is moving in a westerly direction.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • A westerly return movement occurs between mid-October and December, but fewer birds are noticed.
  • Except in the most westerly provinces, the land was redeemed not by individual peasants but by the village commune.
  • He based his explanation on a movement away from the poles and a westerly drift of the land-masses.
  • Prevailing westerly winds spread acid rain across the country, however.
  • The eternal westerly swell rolled lazily across our wake and wiped out the last trace of our intrusion.
  • The normal southerly or westerly wind of that season did not materialise.
  • The rain had become fog, which was presently replaced by scattered flurries and a hard westerly wind.
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
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 We set off in a westerly direction.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· A gentle easterly breeze was blowing in from the Atlantic.
· A strong wind was blowing from an easterly direction.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· Prevailing westerly winds spread acid rain across the country, however.· The westerly wind freshened and howled dismally in our rigging all that night.· The normal southerly or westerly wind of that season did not materialise.· The westerly wind will remain light so it will feel pleasantly warm in the sunshine.· The rain had become fog, which was presently replaced by scattered flurries and a hard westerly wind.
Word family
WORD FAMILYadjectivewestwesterlywesternwestboundwesternizedwestwardnounwestwesternwesternerwesterlywesternizationadverbwestwestward(s)verbwesternize
1towards or in the west:  We set off in a westerly direction.2a westerly wind comes from the west
westerly1 adjectivewesterly2 noun
westerlywesterly2 noun (plural westerlies) [countable] Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· A gentle easterly breeze was blowing in from the Atlantic.
· A strong wind was blowing from an easterly direction.
Word family
WORD FAMILYadjectivewestwesterlywesternwestboundwesternizedwestwardnounwestwesternwesternerwesterlywesternizationadverbwestwestward(s)verbwesternize
a wind that comes from the west
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