| 单词 | gusty |
| 释义 | gusty (once / 4954 pages) adj Gusty, the adjective, describes what the wind is like when leaves are swirling around in the air, garbage blowing all over city streets, and hats refusing to stay put. Read this word too quickly and you may think it says gutsy — an entirely different word. See the base gust — as in "a gust of wind" — and you'll get more than a hint as to what gusty means. Gusty typically relates to the weather — describing blustery winds, sudden outbursts, strong on-again/ off-again blasts of cold air. Go outside the box and use it to depict a person's stormy, emotional behavior, especially if he has quick, sudden outbursts: "He was given to gusty behavior whenever you mentioned her name." WORD FAMILYgusty: gustier, gustiest, gustily+/gust: gusts, gusty USAGE EXAMPLESBut the writer David Foster Wallace knew this gusty stretch of the Midwest well. New York Times(Nov 29, 2016) Northern Louisiana and northern Mississippi will see gusty winds of up to 40 mph and brief heavy downpours on Monday. Washington Times(Nov 28, 2016) Gusty winds, rain and snow could make for a dangerous drive home at the end of the Thanksgiving Day weekend, she said. Los Angeles Times(Nov 25, 2016) adj blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts gusty winds Syn puffy stormy (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion |
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