单词 | updraft |
释义 | updraft (once / 121849 pages) n WORD FAMILY updraft: updrafts USAGE EXAMPLESDemocrats’ hopes of regaining the Senate were dashed on Tuesday, when Trump’s victory provided a badly needed updraft for a handful of endangered GOP incumbents. Washington Post(Nov 09, 2016) The data offer some hints about how swifts might manage their constant flight, including catching warm updrafts of air to glide during the day. Science Magazine(Oct 27, 2016) The plane swooped down off the porch, then suddenly caught an updraft and climbed higher than their heads, looped and glided smoothly to the grass. Katherine Paterson, The Great Gilly Hopkins(1978) n a strong upward air current Hyper draft, draught a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle) |
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