in a crosswind
常用于描述飞机起降或车辆行驶时受到侧向风影响的情形，介词用 in。
The pilot landed the plane in a strong crosswind.
飞行员在强侧风中让飞机着陆。
侧风
crosswinds — plural of crosswind
横过行进路线的风,尤指垂直方向。；吹过船只或飞机航线的风
A wind blowing across the direction of travel, especially at a right angle.
横过行进路线的风,尤指垂直方向。
A wind blowing across a line of travel, especially perpendicularly.
吹过船只或飞机航线的风
wind blowing across the path of a ship or aircraft
The pilot had to adjust for a strong crosswind during landing.
飞行员在着陆时不得不适应强烈的侧风。
用法提示：crosswind 作为名词，指与飞机航线垂直的风。
Crosswinds can make driving on a bridge very dangerous.
侧风会使在桥上驾驶变得非常危险。
用法提示：crosswinds 作为名词复数，指多股侧风。
The sailors prepared for the crosswind as they set sail.
水手们在起航时做好了应对侧风的准备。
用法提示：crosswind 作为名词，指与船只航向垂直的风。
常用于描述飞机起降或车辆行驶时受到侧向风影响的情形，介词用 in。
The pilot landed the plane in a strong crosswind.
飞行员在强侧风中让飞机着陆。
用 of 引出侧风的大小或强度，多见于航空与航海语境。
The runway reported a crosswind of 25 knots.
跑道报告的侧风为25节。
crosswind 可放在另一名词前构成复合名词，说明与侧风有关的部分或情况，如 crosswind component、crosswind landing。
Pilots calculate the crosswind component before every landing.
飞行员每次着陆前都会计算侧风分量。
grammar · medium
易错句子The plane encountered strong crosswind during landing.
正确表达The plane encountered a strong crosswind during landing.
crosswind 是可数名词，单数形式前需要限定词；汉语没有冠词，容易漏掉 a。
grammar · medium
易错句子Strong crosswinds makes landing difficult.
正确表达Strong crosswinds make landing difficult.
crosswinds 是复数主语，谓语动词要用复数形式 make；汉语动词不随主语单复数变化，容易误用 makes。
grammar · medium
易错句子There was a big crosswind during the landing.
正确表达There was a strong crosswind during the landing.
英语中形容风的大小用 strong/heavy，不用 big；汉语“很大的侧风”容易直译成 big crosswind。
crosswind 指从侧面横吹过行进路线的风；headwind 指从正前方迎面吹来、与前进方向相反的风，两者方向不同。
crosswind 强调风从侧面横吹；tailwind 强调风从背后同向吹来、帮助前进，方向正好相反于逆风。
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