westerly

英 [ˈwestəli]

美 [ˈwestərli]

adj.  西方的; 向西的; 西部的; 从西方吹来的
n.  西风

复数：westerlies　

BNC.20807 / COCA.25979

牛津词典

adj.

• 西方的；向西的；西部的
  in or towards the west
  1. travelling in a westerly direction
     向西行进
• 从西方吹来的
  blowing from the west
  1. westerly gales
     从西面刮来的大风

noun

• 西风
  a wind that blows from the west
  1. light westerlies
     微微的西风

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 西部的;向西的
  Awesterlypoint, area, or direction is to the west or towards the west.
  1. ...Finisterre, Spain's most westerly point...
     坐落在西班牙最西端的菲尼斯特雷
  2. They set out in a westerly direction along the riverbank.
     他们沿着河岸向西出发了。
• ADJ (风)从西方吹来的
  Awesterlywind blows from the west.
  1. ...a prevailing westerly wind.
     盛行西风

双语例句

• The prevailing westerly will reinstitute themselves along the new Equator, curling away from the Equator as they do today, and returning.
  沿着赤道处会再次出现盛行的西风，和今日一样，从赤道处卷曲飘荡并返回来。
• The results also show that the SST intraseasonal oscillation is closely related to the U-component of the wind which is in connection with the westerly burst.
  分析表明：南海水温季节内振荡与南海纬向风分量u的振荡密切相关。
• The town is kept cool by the prevailing westerly winds.
  由于西风盛行，这个城镇很凉爽。
• In this paper, discussed and analysed are the synoptic features of westerly wind burst ( WWB) over the tropical western Pacific, based on the intensive observation data of tTOGA-COARE.
  根据TOGA&COARE强化观测期间的资料，分析热带西太平洋西风爆发（WWB）的天气型特征。
• India is experiencing Loo winds, hot and dry westerly gusts from Pakistan and northwest India which dries out the region, according to CNN meteorologist Monica Garrett.
  根据CNN气象学家莫妮卡·加勒特说，印度正经历着来自印度西北部以及巴基斯坦又热又干的西风，也就是洛风，导致气候干旱。
• Comparison of Annual Temperature Change Characteristics in Northwest Westerly Region and Eastern Monsoon Region
  西北西风区与东部季风区年气温变化特征对比分析
• Westerly winds have strengthened since the1960s.
  20世纪60年代以来，西风变得更强。
• In advance, or to the east, of the MJO enhanced activity, winds aloft are westerly.
  而在MJO的后面，或者是西面，高空风是向东的，并且降水增强。
• However, the westerly winds are not having the same effect on the Antarctic Peninsula and parts of the Western Antarctic ice sheet.
  然而西风并未在南极半岛和部分西部南极冰盖造成相同影响。
• Mid-latitude westerly winds have generally increased in both hemispheres.
  南北半球中纬度的西风普遍增强。