Word · Frequency #1179
wind (n.)
风；气流
A current of air, natural or artificially produced.
- 1.
Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
通常由对流或气压差引起的大气空气的实际或感知运动
- 2.
The act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist.
缠绕或转动的动作；转弯；弯曲；扭曲。
- 3.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
从高压区向低压区流动的空气
- 4.
Air artificially put in motion by any force or action.
由任何力量或动作人工产生的空气运动
- 5.
a tendency or force that influences events
影响事件发展的趋势或力量
- 6.
The ability to breathe easily.
轻松呼吸的能力
- 7.
breath
呼吸
- 8.
News of an event, especially by hearsay or gossip.
事件的消息,尤其是通过传闻或闲话
- 9.
A tendency or trend.
倾向或趋势
- 10.
One of the four elements of the ancient Greeks and Romans; air.
古希腊和罗马的四大元素之一；空气
- 11.
One of the five basic elements in Indian and Japanese models of the Classical elements.
印度和日本古典元素模型中的五大基本元素之一
- 12.
Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or by an instrument.
由呼吸和发声器官或乐器调节的呼吸
- 13.
The woodwind section of an orchestra. Occasionally also used to include the brass section.
管乐器组。有时也包括铜管乐器组
- 14.
A woodwind instrument. Occasionally also used to describe a brass instrument.
木管乐器。有时也用于描述铜管乐器
- 15.
A direction from which the wind may blow; a point of the compass; especially, one of the cardinal points.
风可能吹来的方向；罗盘点,尤其是四个主要方位之一
- 16.
Types of playing-tile in the game of mah-jongg, named after the four winds.
麻将游戏中以四风命名的牌型
- 17.
A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing.
一种羊病,肠道充满空气或严重发炎,通常在剪毛后立即发生。
- 18.
Mere breath or talk; empty effort; idle words.
空话；无用的努力；闲言碎语。
- 19.
A bird, the dotterel.
一种鸟,名为斑鸻。
呼吸；气息；趋势；动向；传闻；风声；弯曲；转折；（古代哲学中的）风；气
In use
The strong wind blew the leaves across the yard.
A cold wind came down from the mountains.
The wind was so strong that it almost knocked me over.
trees bent under the fierce winds
when there is no wind, row
the winds of change
the collision knocked the wind out of him
the wind + verb
描述风的强弱或运动时，用 the wind 作主语，后接 blow、die down、pick up 等动词。
The wind picked up in the afternoon.
下午风变大了。
Connections
Collocations
- strong wind
- 强风
- The strong wind knocked over several trees.强风刮倒了几棵树。
- wind speed
- 风速
- The wind speed reached 60 miles per hour during the storm.暴风雨期间风速达到了每小时60英里。
- wind direction
- 风向
- They checked the wind direction before launching the kite.放风筝前他们检查了风向。
- gust of wind
- 一阵风
- A sudden gust of wind blew the papers off the desk.突然一阵风把桌上的文件吹落了。
- against the wind
- 逆风
- The cyclists struggled to ride against the wind.自行车手们逆风骑行很吃力。
- wind turbine
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象w是两股弯曲的气流，i是风中飘动的小旗，nd是旗杆——整个词就是风在吹。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：weather forecasts、casual conversation、descriptive writing 此处指自然界的风（空气流动）。该义项在日常口语和书面语中都比较常见，语体通常属中性，正式与非正式场合均可使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
名词 wind 有两个读音：作“风”等义讲时读 /wɪnd/，与 sinned、pinned、grinned 同韵；作“缠绕、弯曲”等义讲时（也见于动词）读 /waɪnd/，与 kind、mind、find 同韵。拼写相同的 -ind 在这两类词中读音不同，不要仅凭拼写类推。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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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