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gale

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n.大风,(突发的)一阵

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gale


/geɪl; ˇel/
n
1 very strong wind (force
8 on the Beaufort Scale); storm (at sea) 大风(蒲福风级的8级); (海上的)风暴
*It's blowing a gale outside. 外面刮着大风.
* The ship lost its masts in the gale. 这船的桅杆都在风暴中刮掉了.
* [attrib 作定语] a gale warning 大风警报
* gale-force winds 大风级的风.
2 (fig 比喻) noisy outburst 一阵喧闹
*gales of laughter 阵阵笑声.

gale


n[C]
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Perhaps from Norwegian galen 'bad']
a very strong wind
 a severe gale.
it's blowing a gale
BrE (=it's very windy)
a gale/gales of laughter
a sudden loud sound of laughter
 The bar erupted into gales of laughter.
1. And these will ply the short wings with such irresistible power that they can bore for long distances through an opposing gale before exhaustion follows.
    这些肌肉以巨大的力量扇动短小的翅膀,使这类鸟能顶着大风飞行很远的路才会疲劳。

2. After landing at the Gale Morghe Airport, about five miles south of Teheran, we drove into town along a road which, as we arrived at the city limits, was lined with people.
    在德黑兰以南约5英里的加尔莫尔盖机场降落后,我们驱车沿着公路进入城镇。当我们进入市区时,公路两旁站满了人。

3. Many trees fell down in the gale.
    很多树被大风刮倒了。

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