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

• Mid-latitude westerly winds have generally increased in both hemispheres.
  南北半球中纬度的西风普遍增强。
• 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。
• Numerical Experiment of Effects of the Upper level Westerly Jet on a Torrential Rain over the Middle-lower reaches of the Yangtze River
  高空西风急流对长江中下游暴雨影响的数值试验
• Highresolution data from numerical model simulation are used to study the ageostrophic characteristics of shortterm process of East Asian subtropical westerly jet in summer.
  利用数值模式的高分辨率模拟结果研究了夏季东亚副热带西风急流短期强度变化过程中的非地转平衡特征。
• 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 prevailing westerly winds gave the battle advantage to the English admirals.
  盛行的西风助了英国海军将领们的一臂之力。
• By contrast, the more westerly Fed banks were a little more optimistic, with Minneapolis, Dallas and San Francisco all reporting "moderate" or "modest" growth.
  相比之下，西部的储备银行更乐观一些，明尼阿波利斯、达拉斯和旧金山储备银行全都报告了“一般”或“小幅”的增长。
• I'm at the skating rink at westerly.
  我在卫斯特利市的溜冰场。
• Analysis of a Continuous Rainstorm in Hebi Influenced by Westerly Trough
  西风槽影响下鹤壁一次连续性暴雨分析
• Westerly winds have strengthened since the1960s.
  20世纪60年代以来，西风变得更强。