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 town is kept cool by the prevailing westerly winds.
  由于西风盛行，这个城镇很凉爽。
• They set out in a westerly direction along the riverbank.
  他们沿着河岸向西出发了。
• 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。
• Mid-latitude westerly winds have generally increased in both hemispheres.
  南北半球中纬度的西风普遍增强。
• We began to steer away westerly-Daniel Defoe.
  我们开始向西航行-丹尼尔.笛福。
• A Numerical Study of the Effect of Anomalous Surface Heating in the Kuroshio Current Region in Winter on the East Asian Subtropical Westerly Jet
  冬季黑潮暖流区加热异常对东亚副热带西风急流影响的数值研究
• During the monsoon onset period, the westerly jet becomes weaker due to its moving away from Gaize to the north.
  季风爆发阶段西风急流逐渐离开改则地区并向高原北部移动，在该地区表现为减弱。
• Westerly winds have strengthened since the1960s.
  20世纪60年代以来，西风变得更强。
• Under conditions of easterly flow, therefore, or very large westerly flow no vertical propagation will occur.
  所以在东向气流或很大的西向气流的情况下，将不发生垂直传播。
• 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