winds

AIR 气流

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2. N-VAR 风
   A wind is a current of air that is moving across the earth's surface.
   1. There was a strong wind blowing...
      狂风肆虐。
   2. Then the wind dropped and the surface of the sea was still...
      后来风势渐弱，海面重归平静。
   3. The leaves rustled in the wind...
      叶子在风中沙沙作响。
   4. During the night a gust of wind had blown the pot over.
      夜里一阵劲风将锅吹翻了。
3. N-COUNT (影响事件的)趋势（或因素）（常作新闻用语）
   Journalists often refer to a trend or factor that influences events as a wind of a particular kind.
   1. The winds of change are blowing across the country...
      改革之风吹遍全国。
   2. The world's entire aerospace industry is feeling the chill winds of recession.
      全世界的航空航天工业都感受到了经济衰退的寒意。
4. VERB 使气急;使呼吸困难
   If you are winded by something such as a blow, the air is suddenly knocked out of your lungs so that you have difficulty breathing for a short time.
   1. He was winded and shaken...
      他呼吸困难，身体发抖。
   2. The cow stamped on his side, winding him.
      牛重重地踩在他的肋部，使他喘不上气来。
5. （胃肠中的）气
   Wind is the air that you sometimes swallow with food or drink, or gas that is produced in your intestines, which causes an uncomfortable feeling.
6. VERB 给(婴儿）拍嗝儿
   If you wind a baby, you hit its back gently in order to help it to release air from its stomach.
   1. If he cries when you put him down after a feed, try winding him.
      如果你喂完后把他放下时他哭，给他拍拍嗝儿。

in AM, use 美国英语用 burp


7. 管乐的
   The wind section of an orchestra or band is the group of people who produce musical sounds by blowing into their instruments.
8. 放屁
   If someone breaks wind, they release gas from their intestines through their anus.
9. PHRASE 听到…的风声
   If you get wind of something, you hear about it, especially when someone else did not want you to know about it.
   1. I don't want the public, and especially not the press, to get wind of it at this stage.
      我不想让公众，尤其是新闻界，在这个阶段听到什么风声。
10. PHRASE 可能发生
    If something is in the wind, it is likely to happen.
    1. By the mid-1980s, change was in the wind again.
       20世纪80年代中期，变革又呈山雨欲来之势。
11. PHRASE 吓唬;使焦虑
    If something or someone puts the wind up you, they frighten or worry you.
    1. 'I heard you had some funny phone calls.' — 'Yeah, that's why yours rather put the wind up me.'
       “我听说你接到了一些骚扰电话。”——“没错儿，所以你的电话把我吓坏了。”
12. PHRASE 冒险做事(或说话)
    If you sail close to the wind, you take a risk by doing or saying something that may get you into trouble.
    1. Max warned her she was sailing dangerously close to the wind and risked prosecution.
       马克斯警告她说她这是在玩火，有被起诉的危险。
13. 给…泼冷水（或当头一棒）
    If something takes the wind out of your sails, it suddenly makes you much less confident in what you are doing or saying.
14. PHRASE 可能发生何事;事态的发展
    If you realize or find out which way the wind is blowing or how the wind is blowing, you realize or find out what is likely to happen, for example whether something is likely to succeed.
    1. He didn't like to make pronouncements before he was sure which way the wind was blowing.
       在没有弄清事态的走向前，他不想发表声明。
15. to throw caution to the wind → see: caution

TURNING OR WRAPPING 卷绕；包裹

1. VERB (道路、河流或一队人)蜿蜒向前，曲折而行，迂回
   If a road, river, or line of people winds in a particular direction, it goes in that direction with a lot of bends or twists in it.
   1. The Moselle winds through some 160 miles of tranquil countryside...
      摩泽尔河在宁静的乡间蜿蜒穿行约160英里。
   2. The road winds uphill...
      道路沿山坡蜿蜒而上。
   3. The convoy wound its way through the West Bank.
      车队曲曲折折地穿过约旦河西岸。
   4. ...a narrow winding road.
      迂回狭窄的公路
2. VERB 卷绕;缠绕
   When you wind something flexible around something else, you wrap it around it several times.
   1. The horse jumped forwards and round her, winding the rope round her waist.
      那匹马围着她向前跳，把绳子绕在了她腰上。
3. VERB 给(钟表等)上发条;给…上弦
   When you wind a mechanical device, for example a watch or a clock, you turn a knob, key, or handle on it several times in order to make it operate.
   1. I still hadn't wound my watch so I didn't know the time.
      我还没有给表上发条，所以不知道时间。
   2. Wind up means the same as wind .
      wind up同wind
   3. I wound up the watch and listened to it tick...
      我给表上紧发条，听着它嘀嗒作响。
   4. Frances took the tiny music box from her trunk and wound it up.
      弗朗西丝从她的大箱子里取出小八音盒，给它上了发条。
4. VERB 倒/进(磁带或胶卷)
   To wind a tape or film back or forward means to make it move towards its starting or ending position.
   1. The camcorder winds the tape back or forward at high speed.
      这款便携式摄像机可以使录像带快速倒回或前进。

1. Strong winds blew away most of the dust
   大风卷走了大部分的尘土。
2. The yacht swayed in 40-knot winds, clocking speeds of 17 knots at times.
   游艇在风速为40节的大风中摇摆前行，有时航速能达到17节。
3. The city of Ormac took the full force of the winds and devastating floods
   奥马克城受到了狂风和灾难性洪水的猛烈袭击。
4. The cold winds dry out your skin very quickly.
   冷风很快会把你的皮肤吹干。
5. The road winds for miles through parched earth, scrub and cactus
   公路蜿蜒数英里，穿过炙烤的大地、灌木丛和仙人掌。
6. This part of the west coast of Scotland is very exposed to Atlantic winds.
   苏格兰西海岸的这一段完全暴露在大西洋海风前。
7. During the afternoon, hot winds fan the flames.
   下午，热风使火苗越燃越旺。
8. The airlift was conducted in force ten winds
   空运在10级大风中进行。
9. Northerly winds will increase to force six by midday.
   到中午时分北风会加强到6级。
10. The blustery winds of spring had dropped to a gentle breeze.
    呼啸的春风已经减弱，成了习习的微风。
11. Weather forecasts predict more hot weather, gusty winds and lightning strikes.
    天气预报预测高温、大风和雷电天气将继续。
12. High winds have knocked down trees and power lines
    大风刮倒了树木和电线。
13. The winds downed power lines.
    风吹落了电线。
14. Power has been restored to most parts that were hit last night by high winds
    大部分昨晚遭大风袭击的地区已恢复供电。
15. The direction of the prevailing winds should be taken into account.
    应该将盛行风的方向考虑在内。
16. Hurricane Andrew may be slowly losing its punch, but its winds are still around 100 miles an hour.
    飓风安德鲁的风力可能会逐渐减弱，但风速仍在每小时100英里左右。
17. She sails beautifully in winds over 60 knots.
    它扬着帆以超过60节的船速乘风破浪。
18. It had been a night of stormy weather, with torrential rain and high winds.
    这是一个暴风雨之夜，大雨倾盆，强风呼啸。
19. His plane encountered severe turbulence and winds of nearly two-hundred miles an hour.
    他的飞机遭遇强气流和时速近200英里的强风。
20. The polar vortex is a system of wintertime winds.
    极地涡旋是冬季风形成的一个风系。
21. Strong winds can turn boats when the tide is weak.
    潮水小的时候强风可以让船只改变航向。
22. The winds of change are blowing across the country
    改革之风吹遍全国。
23. The world's entire aerospace industry is feeling the chill winds of recession.
    全世界的航空航天工业都感受到了经济衰退的寒意。
24. The Moselle winds through some 160 miles of tranquil countryside
    摩泽尔河在宁静的乡间蜿蜒穿行约160英里。
25. The path winds along mountain ridges.
    峰回路转。
26. The winds came down with the scents of the grass and wild flowers.
    风吹来了青草和野花的清香。
27. A snake winds round a branch.
    一条蛇缠绕在树枝上。
28. The river winds its way to the sea.
    那条河蜿蜒流入大海。