| 单词 | easterly |
| 释义 | easterly (once / 2690 pages) adjadvn WORD FAMILY easterly: easterlies, easterlys+/east: easterly, eastern, eastly, eastmost, easts/eastern: easternly, easternmost USAGE EXAMPLESUnseasonably dry weather and easterly winds helped kindle the conflagration, which started on Tuesday and stretches across half the country. Reuters(Nov 25, 2016) A lack of rain combined with very dry air and strong easterly winds have spread forest fires throughout central and northern Israel. Reuters(Nov 23, 2016) The easterly beaches do seem to be pretty nasty shorebreak. New York Times(Aug 26, 2016) 1adj lying in or toward the east Syn eastern east situated in or facing or moving toward the east 2adj from the east; used especially of winds the winds are easterly Syn eastern east situated in or facing or moving toward the east 3adv from the east the winds blew easterly all night Ant westerly from the west 4n a wind from the east Syn|Hypo|Hyper east wind, easter levanter an easterly wind in the western Mediterranean area air current, current of air, wind air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure |
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