easterly

英 [ˈiːstəli]

美 [ˈiːstərli]

adj.  东方的; 向东的; 东部的; 从东方吹来的
n.  东风

复数：easterlies　

BNC.20769 / COCA.27064

牛津词典

adj.

• 东方的；向东的；东部的
  in or towards the east
  1. travelling in an easterly direction
     向东旅行
• 从东方吹来的
  blowing from the east
  1. a cold easterly wind
     寒冷的东风

noun

• 东风
  a wind that blows from the east

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 东的;向东的
  Aneasterlypoint, area, or direction is to the east or towards the east.
  1. He progressed slowly along the coast in an easterly direction.
     他沿着海岸慢慢向东前行。
• ADJ （风）从东方吹来的；东风的
  Aneasterlywind is a wind that blows from the east.
  1. ...the cold easterly winds from Scandinavia.
     来自斯堪的纳维亚的寒冷东风

英英释义

noun

• a wind from the east
  Synonym:east windeaster

adj

• from the east
  1. an eastern wind
  2. the winds are easterly
  Synonym:eastern
• lying in or toward the east
  1. the east side of New York
  2. eastern cities
  Synonym:eastern

adv

• from the east
  1. the winds blew easterly all night

双语例句

• New York University economist William Easterly says this is one example of development gone wrong.
  纽约大学的经济学家威廉埃斯特里表示，这是发展被带入歧途的一个例证。
• There was an icy easterly wind blowing off the sea.
  有一股由东边海上吹来的凛冽的寒风。
• The ship held an easterly course.
  船继续向东航行。
• We walked out to the most easterly point of the ridge.
  我们一路走到山脊的最东点。
• Dr Kim would be the first World Bank president ever who seems to be anti-growth, said William Easterly, professor of economics at New York University.
  金辰勇将成为有史以来第一个似乎带有反增长倾向的世行行长，纽约大学（NewYorkUniversity）经济学教授威廉伊斯特利（WilliamEasterly）说。
• They found that the1982-1983 event was associated with a far stronger easterly wind than the1997-1998 and all other El Ni ñ o events that produced warmer Atlantic temperatures.
  他们发现，伴随1982-1983年的厄尔尼诺事件的东风远远强于伴随1997-1998年和其他所有让大西洋升温的厄尔尼诺事件的东风。
• An easterly gale blew up, making the birds fly low.
  一阵席卷而来的东风使鸟飞低。
• He progressed slowly along the coast in an easterly direction.
  他沿着海岸慢慢向东前行。
• The interdecadal variations of some characteristic parameters of the SAH and the easterly wind are obvious.
  南亚高压和东风气流的部分特征参数有明显的年际和年代际变化。
• With prevailing easterly winds blowing in the background, significant windshear may develop along the runways.
  在背景风普遍为东风的情况下，机场跑道可能出现显著的风切变。