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gale
大风;强风
核心释义
蒲福风级中常指7至9级的大风
a very strong wind
- 1.
非常强的风,比微风强,比风暴弱;在12级蒲福风级中为7至9级风。
A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through to 9 winds on the 12-step Beaufort scale.
- 2.
一种灌木,也称为甜风或沼泽香(Myrica gale),生长在荒野和沼泽地。
A shrub, also called sweet gale or bog myrtle (Myrica gale), that grows on moors and fens.
- 3.
自由矿工的个人采矿地。
The personal mining plot of a freeminer.
- 4.
强风,风速为45-90节;博福特风级7到10级
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
- 5.
爆发,尤其是笑声。
An outburst, especially of laughter.
一阵;迸发;香杨梅;(自由矿工的)个人采矿区;非常强的风,比微风强,比风暴弱;在12级蒲福风级中为7至9级风。;一种灌木,也称为甜风或沼泽香(Myrica gale),生长在荒野和沼泽地。
用法In use
A severe gale forced the ferry to cancel all crossings yesterday.
用法提示:gale作名词,指强风,这里用作主语。
We stayed indoors because a gale was expected to hit the region by evening.
用法提示:gale作名词,指强风,用作宾语从句中的主语。
The garden fence was blown down by the gale during the night.
用法提示:gale作名词,指强风,用在被动语态的施动者中。
a gale
A gale was blowing from the north.
一阵狂风从北方吹来。
gales of + noun
The children were laughing uproariously, with gales of laughter echoing through the room.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- blow a gale
- 刮起狂风
- The wind began to blow a gale.风开始刮起狂风。
- gale-force winds
- 狂风
- Gale-force winds are expected tonight.预计今晚会有狂风。
- roar like a gale
- 像狂风一样呼啸
- The fire roared like a gale through the forest.大火像狂风一样在森林中呼啸而过。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- a gale of laughter
- 一阵大笑The comedian's joke provoked a gale of laughter from the audience.
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
“gale”发音似“盖尔”,想象盖尔被狂风吹得东倒西歪,记住是“狂风”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:天气预报、航海、气象学 通常用于描述天气状况,在航海和气象学领域较为常见。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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