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Moving air, especially a natural and perceptible movement of air parallel to or along the ground.风:移动的空气,尤指与地面平行或沿地面空气的自然且可察觉的移动A movement of air generated artificially, as by bellows or a fan.气流:(如用风箱或扇子等)人工引起的空气流动
The direction from which a movement of air comes:风向:空气吹来的方向:例句:The wind is north-northwest.风向是西北偏北
A movement of air coming from one of the four cardinal points of the compass:基本风向:从指南针上的四个基本方位之一吹过来的风:例句:the four winds.四个方向的风
Moving air carrying sound, an odor, or a scent.带有声音、气味或香味的风
Breath, especially normal or adequate breathing; respiration:气息,呼吸:尤指正常或足够的呼吸;呼吸:例句:had the wind knocked out of them.使他们无法呼吸
Gas produced in the stomach or intestines during digestion; flatulence.肠气,胃气:消化过程中胃或肠里产生的气体;肠胃气胀Often winds Music 常作 winds 【音乐】 The brass and woodwinds sections of a band or an orchestra.管乐器:乐队或交响乐队中的铜管乐器和木管乐器部分Wind instruments or their players considered as a group.管乐器部:看作一个整体的管乐器或其演奏者
Something that disrupts or destroys:影响,动向:起扰乱或破坏作用的东西:例句:the winds of war.战争的动向
A tendency; a trend:趋势,潮流:例句:the winds of change.变化的趋势
Information, especially of something concealed; intimation:风声:消息,尤指有关封锁的事物的信息;暗示:例句:Trouble will ensue if wind of this scandal gets out.这件丑事一露出风声便会招来麻烦
Speech or writing empty of meaning; verbiage.空谈,废话:没有意义的谈话或文章;冗词Futile or idle labor or thought.徒劳,空想:无用的或徒然的劳动或想法v.tr.(及物动词)wind.ed,wind.ing,winds To expose to free movement of air; ventilate or dry.暴露以使通风;使通风或晾干
To detect the smell of; catch a scent of.嗅出:嗅出…的气味;发现…的气味To pursue by following a scent.循着气味追踪To cause to be out of or short of breath.使喘息:使气急或使呼吸困难To afford a recovery of breath:让…休息喘气:例句:stopped to wind and water the horses.停下来让马休息并饮点水
<习惯用语>before the wind【航海】
In the same direction as the wind.顺风,借风力:按与风向相同的方向close to the wind【航海】
As close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing.尽可能地接近风向in the wind
Likely to occur; in the offing:有可能发生;即将发生的:例句:Big changes are in the wind.巨大的变化即将发生
near the wind
Nautical Close to the wind.【航海】 顺风的Close to danger.濒临险境的,冒风险off the wind【航海】
In a direction away from the wind.逆风,与风向相反的on the wind 或
into the wind 或
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Nautical In the same or nearly the same direction as the wind.【航海】 顺风向的:与风向相同或接近的方向under the wind
Nautical To the leeward.【航海】 向背风面,向下风In a location protected from the wind.在避风处:处于挡风的位置up the wind【航海】
In a direction opposite or nearly opposite the wind.顶风:顶风或几乎顶风的方向习惯用语>来源:Middle English 中古英语 from Old English wind * see wô- 源自 古英语 wind *参见 wô-
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v.(动词)wound[wound] wind.ing,winds v.tr.(及物动词)To wrap (something) around a center or another object once or repeatedly:绕,卷绕:一次或不断地把(某物)包在一个中心或另一物体周围:例句:wind string around a spool.往线轴上绕线
To wrap or encircle (an object) in a series of coils; entwine:缠绕,包扎:用一连串的卷包住或环绕(一个物体);缠绕:例句:wound her injured leg with a bandage; wound the waist of the gown with lace and ribbons.用绷带包扎她受伤的腿;在衣服的腰部围上花边和丝带
To go along (a curving or twisting course):绕…弯曲前进:沿(曲折蜿蜒的路线)前行:例句:wind a path through the mountains.在山中沿小路蜿蜒前行
To proceed on (one`s way) with a curving or twisting course.蜿蜒:沿曲折、蜿蜒的路线进行(某人的道路)To introduce in a disguised or devious manner; insinuate:迂回的说,暗示;旁敲侧击:例句:He wound a plea for money into his letter.在信中他委婉地表示需要钱
To turn (a crank, for example) in a series of circular motions.转动:通过弯曲的运动来转动(例如风柄)
To coil the spring of (a mechanism) by turning a stem or cord, for example:给…上发条:通过转动自来柄或绳索来盘绕(某机械的)弹簧:例句:wind a watch.给表上发条
To coil (thread, for example), as onto a spool or into a ball.卷:(把线等)缠到线轴上或缠成个线团To remove or unwind (thread, for example), as from a spool:从线轴上(把线等)绕下来:例句:wound the line off the reel.把线从线轴上解开来
To lift or haul by means of a windlass or winch:吊起,拉上:通过辘轳或起货机吊起或拖上来:例句:Wind the pail to the top of the well.把桶提到井口
v.intr.(不及物动词)To move in or have a curving or twisting course:弯曲前进;曲折而行,迂回:例句:a river winding through a valley.在山谷中蜿蜒的河流
To move in or have a spiral or circular course:袅袅上升:螺旋前进,盘旋而行:例句:a column of smoke winding into the sky.袅袅上升的一缕烟
To be coiled or spiraled:缠绕:被缠绕;使作螺旋形前进:例句:The vine wound about the trellis.葡萄藤绕在棚架上
To be twisted or whorled into curved forms.卷绕:被卷绕成弯曲的形状To proceed misleadingly or insidiously in discourse or conduct.误导:在说话或行动时诱导或暗中引入To become wound:上发条:例句:a clock that winds with difficulty.很难上发条的钟
n.(名词)The act of winding.缠绕:缠绕的动作A single turn, twist, or curve.一圈,一曲,一转
<常用词组>wind down 【非正式用语】
To diminish gradually in energy, intensity, or scope:渐减:能量、强度或范围上渐渐减少:例句:The party wound down as guests began to leave.客人开始离开,晚会变得冷清起来
To relax; unwind.放松;松弛wind up
To come or bring to a finish; end:结束,使结束:例句:when the meeting wound up; wind up a project.当会议结束时;结束一个项目
To put in order; settle:把…料理停当;处理:例句:wound up her affairs before leaving the country.在离开这个国家之前把她的事务料理停当
Informal To arrive in a place or situation after or because of a course of action:【非正式用语】 到达,达到:经过或因为一系列行为而到达某地或某种情况:例句:took a long walk and wound up at the edge of town; overspent and wound up in debt.走了很长一段路后到达小镇的边缘;花费过度,导致负债
Baseball To swing back the arm and raise the foot in preparation for pitching the ball.【棒球】 掷球前挥舞(手臂):准备投球时挥动手臂并抬起脚常用词组>来源:Middle English winden 中古英语 winden from Old English windan 源自 古英语 windan
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v.tr.(及物动词)wind.ed[won.dd, wn.-] 或 wound [wound] wind.ing,winds 【音乐】 To blow (a wind instrument).吹:吹(一种管乐器)To sound by blowing.用管乐器吹出…的声音
来源:From wind 源自 wind
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