westerly

英 [ˈwestəli]

美 [ˈwestərli]

adj. 西方的; 向西的; 西部的; 从西方吹来的
n. 西风

复数：westerlies　

BNC.20807 / COCA.25979

牛津词典

adj.

西方的；向西的；西部的
in or towards the west
1. travelling in a westerly direction
  向西行进
从西方吹来的
blowing from the west
1. westerly gales
  从西面刮来的大风

noun

西风
a wind that blows from the west
1. light westerlies
  微微的西风

柯林斯词典

ADJ-GRADED 西部的;向西的
Awesterlypoint, area, or direction is to the west or towards the west.
1. ...Finisterre, Spain's most westerly point...
  坐落在西班牙最西端的菲尼斯特雷
2. They set out in a westerly direction along the riverbank.
  他们沿着河岸向西出发了。
ADJ (风)从西方吹来的
Awesterlywind blows from the west.
1. ...a prevailing westerly wind.
  盛行西风

双语例句

The prevailing westerly will reinstitute themselves along the new Equator, curling away from the Equator as they do today, and returning.
沿着赤道处会再次出现盛行的西风，和今日一样，从赤道处卷曲飘荡并返回来。
We were standing on the most westerly point of england.
我们当时正站在英格兰的最西端。
We began to steer away westerly-Daniel Defoe.
我们开始向西航行-丹尼尔.笛福。
In this paper, discussed and analysed are the synoptic features of westerly wind burst ( WWB) over the tropical western Pacific, based on the intensive observation data of tTOGA-COARE.
根据TOGA&COARE强化观测期间的资料，分析热带西太平洋西风爆发（WWB）的天气型特征。
They set out in a westerly direction along the riverbank.
他们沿着河岸向西出发了。
Relationship between the East Asia Subtropical Westerly Jet Anomaly and Summer Precipitation over Eastern China
中国东部夏季降水与同期东亚副热带急流年代际异常的关系
However, the westerly winds are not having the same effect on the Antarctic Peninsula and parts of the Western Antarctic ice sheet.
然而西风并未在南极半岛和部分西部南极冰盖造成相同影响。
Analysis of a Continuous Rainstorm in Hebi Influenced by Westerly Trough
西风槽影响下鹤壁一次连续性暴雨分析
During the monsoon onset period, the westerly jet becomes weaker due to its moving away from Gaize to the north.
季风爆发阶段西风急流逐渐离开改则地区并向高原北部移动，在该地区表现为减弱。
The Relationship between East Asian Summer Monsoon Activity and Northward Jump of the Upper Westerly Jet Location
东亚夏季风活动与东亚高空西风急流位置北跳关系的研究