Word · Frequency #21353
vane
风向标;风标
核心释义
a weather vane, a device that shows the direction of the wind
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风向标。
A weather vane.
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风向标
mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
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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。
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.
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尾翼
a fin attached to the tail of an arrow, bomb or missile in order to stabilize or guide it
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羽毛的扁平、网状部分,由羽轴两侧的一系列羽枝组成。
The flattened, web-like part of a feather, consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft.
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叶片
flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water
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六分仪或罗盘上的瞄准器。
A sight on a sextant or compass.
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炸弹或其他导弹尾部的金属导向或稳定翼片。
One of the metal guidance or stabilizing fins attached to the tail of a bomb or other missile.
叶片;轮叶;尾翼;定向翼;羽片;羽瓣;照准器;瞄准标;风向标。
用法In use
The farmer looked up at the weather vane on the barn to see which way the wind was blowing.
用法提示:vane 此处为名词,指测量风向的风向标。
Before the trip, we checked the wind vane at the harbor to decide whether to sail.
用法提示:vane 作名词,构成 wind vane,表示用于判断风向的装置。
The museum guide explained that this ancient vane was used by sailors centuries ago.
用法提示:vane 是名词,指作为风向标使用的物体。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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”。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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。
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