the Beaufort scale

noun

/ðə ˈbəʊfət skeɪl/

/ðə ˈbəʊfərt skeɪl/

[singular]

a range of numbers used for measuring how strongly the wind is blowing. The lowest number 0 means that there is no wind and the highest number 12 means that there is a hurricane (= a violent storm with very strong winds).蒲福风级，蒲福风力等级（按风力大小分为 0 至 12 级）
- The storm measured 10 on the Beaufort scale.这次风暴按蒲福风级测量为 10 级。
Topics Weatherc2
词源mid 19th cent.: named after Sir Francis Beaufort (1774–1857), the English admiral and naval hydrographer who devised it.

词汇	the Beaufort scale
释义	the Beaufort scale noun /ðə ˈbəʊfət skeɪl/ /ðə ˈbəʊfərt skeɪl/ [singular] a range of numbers used for measuring how strongly the wind is blowing. The lowest number 0 means that there is no wind and the highest number 12 means that there is a hurricane (= a violent storm with very strong winds).蒲福风级，蒲福风力等级（按风力大小分为 0 至 12 级） The storm measured 10 on the Beaufort scale.这次风暴按蒲福风级测量为 10 级。 Topics Weatherc2 词源mid 19th cent.: named after Sir Francis Beaufort (1774–1857), the English admiral and naval hydrographer who devised it.
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