Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #8689
gales
大风；强风
gales is the plural of gale.
a very strong wind
蒲福风级中常指7至9级的大风
- 1.
A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through to 9 winds on the 12-step Beaufort scale.
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。
- 2.
A shrub, also called sweet gale or bog myrtle (Myrica gale), that grows on moors and fens.
一种灌木,也称为甜风或沼泽香(Myrica gale),生长在荒野和沼泽地。
- 3.
The personal mining plot of a freeminer.
自由矿工的个人采矿地。
- 4.
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
强风,风速为45-90节；博福特风级7到10级
- 5.
An outburst, especially of laughter.
爆发,尤其是笑声。
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。
In use
A severe gale forced the ferry to cancel all crossings yesterday.
We stayed indoors because a gale was expected to hit the region by evening.
The garden fence was blown down by the gale during the night.
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.
孩子们笑得前仰后合，阵阵笑声在房间里回荡。
in a gale
Connections
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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- a gale of laughter
- 一阵大笑The comedian's joke provoked a gale of laughter from the audience.喜剧演员的笑话引起了观众的一阵大笑。
- gales of laughter
- 阵阵大笑Gales of laughter could be heard from the party next door.从隔壁聚会传来阵阵大笑声。
- a gale of applause
Learner notes
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”。
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。
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。
Learn the forms together
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