wind1
noun /wɪnd/
/wɪnd/
Idioms - [countable, uncountable](also the wind)air that moves quickly as a result of natural forces
风；气流 - strong/high winds
强劲的风；大风 - gale-force winds
七到十级的风 - a light wind
微风 - a north/south/east/west wind
北风；南风；东风；西风 - westerly/easterly winds
西风/东风 - a chill/cold/biting wind from the north
冷飕飕的／寒冷的／刺骨的北风 - gusty/howling winds
阵风/呼啸的风 - The wind is blowing from the south.
刮的是南风。 - in the wind The trees were swaying in the wind.
树在风中摇晃。 - A gust of wind blew my hat off.
一阵风把我的帽子刮掉了。 - The weather was hot, without a breath of wind.
天气炎热，连一丝风都没有。 - The wall gives some protection from the prevailing wind (= the direction the wind blows from most often).
这堵墙挡着常刮的风，起到一些保护作用。 - The wind is getting up (= starting to blow strongly).
风势越来越大。 - The wind has dropped (= stopped blowing strongly).
风势已经减弱。 - wind speed/direction
风速；风向 - renewable energies like solar and wind power
像太阳能和风力之类的再生能源
Collocations The weatherThe weathersee also crosswind, downwind, headwind, tailwind, trade winds, windy天气 好天气 - be bathed in/bask in/be blessed with/enjoy bright/brilliant/glorious sunshine
沐浴着／享受着明媚的／灿烂的阳光 - the sun shines/warms something/beats down (on something)
- the sunshine breaks/streams through something
- fluffy/wispy clouds drift across the sky
- a gentle/light/stiff/cool/warm/sea breeze blows in/comes in off the sea
- the snow crunches beneath/under somebody’s feet/boots
坏天气 - thick/dark/storm clouds form/gather/roll in/cover the sky/block out the sun
- the sky darkens/turns black
- a fine mist hangs in the air
- a dense/heavy/thick fog rolls in
- the rain falls/comes down (in buckets/sheets)/pours down
- snow falls/comes down/covers something
- the wind blows/whistles/howls/picks up/whips through something/sweeps across something
- strong/gale-force winds blow/gust (up to 80 mph)
- a storm is approaching/is moving inland/hits/strikes/rages
- thunder rolls/rumbles/sounds
- (forked/sheet) lightning strikes/hits/flashes
- a (blinding/snow) blizzard hits/strikes/blows/rages
- a tornado touches down/hits/strikes/destroys something/rips through something
- forecast/expect/predict rain/snow/a category-four hurricane
预报有雨／雪／四级飓风 - (North American English) pour (down)/ (British English) pour (down) with rain
下瓢泼大雨 - get caught in/seek shelter from/escape the rain
遇上下雨；寻找避雨处；躲雨 - be covered/shrouded in mist/a blanket of fog
笼罩在雾霭之中／厚厚的一层雾中 - be in for/brave/shelter from a/the storm
即将遇到／勇敢面对／躲避暴风雨 - hear rolling/distant thunder
听到隆隆的／远处的雷声 - be battered/buffeted by strong winds
遭受强风肆虐；被强风吹得左右摇摆 - (British English) be blowing a gale
在刮大风 - battle against/brave the elements
与恶劣天气搏斗；冒着风雨
天气好转 - the sun breaks through the clouds
- the sky clears/brightens (up)/lightens (up)
- the clouds part/clear
- the rain stops/lets up/holds off
- the wind dies down
- the storm passes
- the mist/fog lifts/clears
Wordfinder- breeze
- buffet
- calm
- force
- gale
- gust
- hurricane
- prevailing
- tornado
- wind
Topics Weathera2- Adverse winds swept the boat off course.
逆风把小船刮得偏离了航线。 - Fans braved icy winds to watch the match.
球迷们顶着刺骨的寒风观看比赛。 - Let's shelter out of the wind.
我们先避避风吧。 - Let's wait until the wind drops before setting sail.
我们等风小了再起航吧。 - Rain and high winds are forecast.
天气预报说有雨和大风。 - The icy wind cut right through us.
冰冷的风把我们冻透了。 - The structure is able to withstand hurricane-force winds.
这座建筑能够承受住飓风的冲击。 - The unmanned capsule will bring particles of solar wind back to Earth.
这个无人航天舱将把太阳风粒子带回地球。 - The wind came from the west.
风从西方吹来。 - The wind roared through the tunnel.
风呼啸着穿过隧道。 - The wind suddenly changed and began blowing from the north.
风向突变，开始刮北风了。 - The wind whipped up the surface of the lake.
风刮得湖面泛起波浪。 - There was a stiff wind blowing.
当时正刮着狂风。 - There wasn't a breath of wind in the still air.
凝滞的空气中一丝风也没有。 - They set sail the next morning with a fair wind.
第二天早上，他们顺风扬帆出发了。 - We tried to take advantage of the prevailing south-westerly winds.
我们设法利用盛行的西南风。 - We were rowing against the wind.
我们逆风划船。 - We were sailing into the wind.
我们的船逆风行驶。 - The seeds are carried long distances by the wind.
种子被风带到很远的地方。 - a flag flapping in the wind
迎风飘扬的旗帜 - a northerly wind gusting up to 80 mph
风速高达每小时 80 英里的北风 - A chill north wind was blowing.
刮着刺骨的北风。 - Several trees were blown over in high winds.
强风把几棵树刮倒了。 - The garden is sheltered from the prevailing wind.
花园被遮挡住了，不受盛行风的影响。 - Torrential rain and gale-force winds swept the country last night.
昨晚暴雨和大风席卷全国。 - They are installing a wind energy system.
他们正在安装风能系统。 - wind gusts of up to 70 mph
高达每小时70英里的阵风
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fierce
- harsh
- high
- …
- blast
- gust
- breath
- …
- brave
- withstand
- blow
- come
- gust
- …
- conditions
- direction
- pressure
- …
- against the wind
- in the wind
- into the wind
- …
- the roar of the wind
- the sound of the wind
- strong/high winds
- (British English) (North American English gas)[uncountable] air that you swallow with food or drink; gas that is produced in your stomach or intestines that makes you feel uncomfortable
（随食物或饮料）吞下的气；胃气；肠气 - I can't eat beans—they give me wind.
我不能吃豆子，吃了肚子就胀气。 - Try to bring the baby's wind up.
设法让婴儿嗳气。
- I can't eat beans—they give me wind.
- [uncountable] breath that you need when you do exercise or blow into a musical instrument
（运动或吹奏乐器时的）呼吸 - I need time to get my wind back after that run.
我跑过之后需要时间喘口气。 - He kicked Gomez in the stomach, knocking the wind out of him.
他踢了戈麦斯的肚子，把他踢得喘不上气来。
- I need time to get my wind back after that run.
- [uncountable + singular or plural verb] (also winds [plural])the group of musical instruments in an orchestra that produce sounds when you blow into them, especially woodwind instruments; the musicians who play those instruments
（管弦乐团的）管乐器，管乐器组 - music for wind and strings
管弦乐 - The wind section played beautifully.
管乐组吹奏得很动听。 - a wind band
乐队
- music for wind and strings
词源Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wind and German Wind, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin ventus.
Idioms
break wind
- to release gas from your bowels through your anus
放屁
a following wind
- a wind blowing in the same direction as a ship or other vehicle that helps it move faster
顺风 - With a generous following wind, we sped across the lake.
随着一阵强劲的顺风，我们快速穿过湖面。 - (figurative) With a bit of luck and a following wind, the project will be completed on schedule.
如果运气好，顺风顺水，这个项目将如期完成。
- With a generous following wind, we sped across the lake.
get wind of something
- (informal) to hear about something secret or private
听到…的风声；获悉…的秘密消息 - She didn’t want reporters getting wind of their plans.
她不想让记者们听到他们的计划。
- She didn’t want reporters getting wind of their plans.
get/have the wind up (about something)
- (informal) to become/be frightened about something
因…害怕（或忧虑）
in the wind
- about to happen soon, although you do not know exactly how or when
即将发生；在酝酿中 - Once again, changes are in the wind.
变化又来了。
- Once again, changes are in the wind.
it’s an ill wind (that blows nobody any good)
- (saying) no problem is so bad that it does not bring some advantage to somebody
没有绝对的坏事；任何坏事都会有利于某些人
like the wind
- very quickly
一阵风似的；飞快地 - We ran like the wind.
我们像风一样奔跑。
- We ran like the wind.
put the wind up somebody
- (British English, informal) to make somebody frightened
使害怕；使惊吓 - Tell him that the police have been informed—that’ll put the wind up him.
告诉他警察已经接到通知——那会使他紧张的。
- Tell him that the police have been informed—that’ll put the wind up him.
sail close to the wind
- to take a risk by doing something that is dangerous or that may be illegal
冒风险（干危险或可能违法的事）
see which way the wind is blowing
- to get an idea of what is likely to happen before deciding what to do
看看风向；观察势头；摸清可能发生的情况
a straw in the wind
- (British English) a small sign of what might happen in the future
（预示发生某事的）迹象，苗头，征兆
take the wind out of somebody’s sails
- (informal) to make somebody suddenly less confident or angry, especially when you do or say something that they do not expect
出其不意地打击某人的信心；突然减轻某人的怒气 - When I agreed to his suggestion at once, it really took the wind out of his sails.
当我立刻同意了他的建议时，他真的失去了信心。
- When I agreed to his suggestion at once, it really took the wind out of his sails.
throw/cast caution to the wind(s)
- to stop caring about how dangerous something might be; to start taking risks
不顾危险；鲁莽行事；冒险 - He threw caution to the wind and dived into the water after the child.
他不顾一切，跟着孩子跳入水中。
- He threw caution to the wind and dived into the water after the child.
a wind/the winds of change
- (used especially by journalists
常作新闻用语 改革之风；变化的趋向 - A wind of change was blowing through the banking world.
银行界刮起了改革之风。
- A wind of change was blowing through the banking world.