Word · Frequency #21353
vane
风向标；风标
a weather vane, a device that shows the direction of the wind
- 1.
A weather vane.
风向标。
- 2.
mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
风向标
- 3.
Any of several usually relatively thin, rigid, flat, or sometimes curved surfaces radially mounted along an axis, as a blade in a turbine or a sail on a windmill, that is turned by or used to turn a fluid.
沿轴径向安装的若干通常较薄、坚硬、扁平或有时弯曲的表面的任何一种,如涡轮机叶片或风车帆,由流体转动或用于转动流体。
- 4.
a fin attached to the tail of an arrow, bomb or missile in order to stabilize or guide it
尾翼
- 5.
The flattened, web-like part of a feather, consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft.
羽毛的扁平、网状部分,由羽轴两侧的一系列羽枝组成。
- 6.
flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water
叶片
- 7.
A sight on a sextant or compass.
六分仪或罗盘上的瞄准器。
- 8.
One of the metal guidance or stabilizing fins attached to the tail of a bomb or other missile.
炸弹或其他导弹尾部的金属导向或稳定翼片。
叶片；轮叶；尾翼；定向翼；羽片；羽瓣；照准器；瞄准标；风向标。
In use
The farmer looked up at the weather vane on the barn to see which way the wind was blowing.
Before the trip, we checked the wind vane at the harbor to decide whether to sail.
The museum guide explained that this ancient vane was used by sailors centuries ago.
the vane shows/indicates [direction]
The vane on the roof shows the wind direction.
屋顶上的风向标指示风向。
a vane in/on [machine]
这里 vane 指机器里转动的叶片。
The vanes in the turbine are made of metal.
涡轮机中的叶片是金属制成的。
the vane of [a/the] feather
这个义项常用于描述羽毛结构。
Connections
Collocations
- weather vane
- 风向标
- The weather vane on the barn pointed north.谷仓上的风向标指向北方。
- turbine vane
- 涡轮叶片
- The turbine vane was damaged by overheating.涡轮叶片因过热而损坏。
- guide vane
- 导向叶片；导流叶片
- Guide vanes direct the airflow in the engine.导向叶片引导发动机中的气流。
- vane pump
- 叶片泵
- A vane pump is used in the hydraulic system.液压系统中使用了叶片泵。
- tail vane
- 尾部稳定翼；尾翼
- The missile's tail vanes stabilize its flight.导弹的尾翼使其飞行稳定。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
vane 与 vain 同音：风向标随风转，正如爱慕虚荣的人“见风使舵”。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：weather observation、wind turbines/engines、ornithology (feather vane) 该词在不同领域含义不同：日常多指“风向标”，在工程、气象等书面语中常指“叶片、尾翼”等部件。整体属于中性词，但多用于较专业的描述；具体含义需根据语境判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词均与 vane（/veɪn/）押韵：rain、pain、lane、main、plane、crane。注意 van（/væn/）拼写相似，但发音不同，不押韵。
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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