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

• I remembered that the most easterly of the rivers which drain into captain kidd's anchorage ran from the two-peaked Hill upon my left;
  我记得流入基德船长锚地的几条小河中，最东面的一条就是从我左边那座有两个山峰的山上流下来的。
• But there was an added drag now from the easterly breeze and the old man rode gently with the small sea and the hurt of the cord across his back came to him easily and smoothly.
  不过这时东风给船增加了一份阻力，老人随着不大的海浪缓缓漂流，钓索勒在他背上的感觉变得舒适而温和些了。
• We walked out to the most easterly point of the ridge.
  我们一路走到山脊的最东点。
• It is indicated that the central intensity and location of tropical easterly jet are stronger and more southerly in drought years than in flood years.
  旱年类与涝年类相比，热带东风急流强度偏强，纬度位置偏南；
• 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。
• Under conditions of easterly flow, therefore, or very large westerly flow no vertical propagation will occur.
  所以在东向气流或很大的西向气流的情况下，将不发生垂直传播。
• Houses here are built facing an easterly direction.
  这里的房子都是朝东建的。
• 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。
• 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。
• The ship held an easterly course.
  船继续向东航行。