wind1 /wɪnd/ ●●● S2 W2 noun 2 get/have wind of something informalFIND OUT to hear or find out about something secret or private 听到某事的风声;获得某事的线索 You’d better hope the press doesn’t get wind of this. 你最好指望新闻界没听到这件事的风声。
3 breath 呼吸 [uncountableU]BREATHE your ability to breathe normally 〔正常的〕呼吸能力get your wind (back) (=be able to breathe normally again, for example after running) 〔跑步等后〕恢复正常呼吸,喘过气来
knock the wind out of somebody (=hit someone in the stomach so that they cannot breathe for a moment) 打某人的腹部使其透不过气来
→ second wind at second1(12), → windpipe 4 in your stomach 在胃里 [uncountableU] British EnglishBrEMI the condition of having air or gas in your stomach or intestines, or the air or gas itself 肠胃气胀;胃气;肠气 SYN American English gas I can’t drink beer – it gives me wind. 我不能喝啤酒——喝了就胀气。
‘What’s wrong with the baby?’ ‘Just a little wind.’ “宝宝怎么了?”“只是有点腹胀。”
5. take the wind out of somebody’s sails informalCONFIDENT to make someone lose their confidence, especially by saying or doing something unexpected 〔尤指以意想不到的言语或行动〕使某人丧失信心,使某人泄气take the wind out of somebody’s sails• Last night's defeat has taken some of the wind out of the team's sails. 6. see which way the wind is blowing FIND OUTto find out what the situation is before you do something or make a decision 〔做事或作决定前〕观望形势,看风向 7 something is in the wind SOONused to say that something is happening or going to happen, but the details are not clear 某事正在进行中;某事即将发生〔但具体情况不清楚〕 If there was a merger in the wind, I’m sure we’d hear about it. 如果要合并,我们肯定会听说的。
8 winds of change/freedom/public opinion etc CHANGE/BECOME DIFFERENTused to refer to things that have important effects, and that cannot be stopped 改革/自由/舆论等之风 The winds of change are blowing through the entire organization. 整个机构刮起了改革之风。
9 put the wind up somebody/get the wind up British EnglishBrE informalFRIGHTENED if you put the wind up someone, you make them feel anxious or frightened. If you get the wind up, you become anxious or frightened 使某人惊慌/受到惊吓 The threat of legal action will be enough to put the wind up them. 威胁起诉将足以使他们惊慌。
11 like the wind if someone or something moves or runs like the wind, they move or run very quickly 迅速地 She ran like the wind down the stairs to escape. 她飞也似的冲下楼梯逃跑。
12. talk 交谈 [uncountableU] British EnglishBrE informalUNTRUE talk that does not mean anything 空谈,空话 → break wind at break1(31), → it’s an ill wind (that blows nobody any good) at ill1(4), → sail close to the wind at sail1(6), → straw in the wind at straw(5) COLLOCATIONSadjectivesstrong 强劲的,猛烈的The wind was so strong he could hardly stand. 风大得让他都快站不住了。
light/gentle (=not strong) 轻微的/和缓的Winds tomorrow will be light. 明天是微风。
high winds (=strong wind) 狂风,急风High winds are making driving conditions difficult. 狂风使驾驶变得很困难。
a cold/chill wind 寒风nThere was a cold wind this afternoon.
an icy/biting/bitter wind (=very cold) 冰冷的风/刺骨的风/寒风nShe shivered in the icy wind.
na gusty/blustery wind (=not blowing steadily)A blustery wind was sending light flurries of rain against the window.
na fresh wind British EnglishBrE (=quite cold and strong)It will feel colder in places exposed to a fresh northeasterly wind.
a 20-/40-mile-an-hour wind 时速20/40英里的风nThe walkers struggled in 35-mile-an-hour winds.
gale force/hurricane force winds (=very strong) 七级以上的大风/飓风nHe was buffeted by the gale force winds.
the north/south etc wind (=coming from the north etc) 北风/南风等nThey sought shelter from the north wind.
a northerly/southerly etc wind (=coming from the north etc) 北风/南风等nA fresh northerly wind was speeding the ship southwards.
the prevailing wind (=the most frequent wind in an area) 盛行风nThe prevailing wind comes from the west.
verbsthe wind blows 风吹A cold wind was blowing. 寒风劲吹。
the wind picks up (also the wind gets up British EnglishBrE) (=becomes stronger) 风势在加大The rain beat down and the wind was picking up. 大雨倾盆,风势越来越大。
the wind drops/dies down (=becomes less strong) 风势减弱nThe wind had dropped a little.
nthe wind howls (=makes a lot of noise)The wind howled round the house all night.
the wind changes (=starts blowing from a different direction) 风向改变nThe wind had to change before his fighting ships could sail against the Spanish.
phrasesa gust of wind 一阵风A gust of wind rattled the window. 一阵大风吹得窗户呼啦啦地响。
be blowing/swaying/flapping etc in the wind 在风中飘动/摇摆/拍击等The trees were all swaying in the wind. 树木都在风中摇摆。
wind + NOUNwind speed 风速Wind speeds of up to 80 miles an hour were recorded. 测得风速高达每小时80英里。
THESAURUSwind air moving in a current, especially strongly or quickly 风A cold wind was blowing from the east. 东面吹来一股寒风。
Strong winds caused damage to many buildings. 强风给许多建筑造成了破坏。
breeze a gentle pleasant wind 微风The trees were moving gently in the breeze. 树在微风中轻轻摇摆。
A slight breeze ruffled her hair. 一阵微风吹乱了她的头发。
draught British EnglishBrE, draft American EnglishAmE /drɑːft $ dræft/ a current of cool air which blows into a room, especially one that makes you feel uncomfortable 穿堂风There’s a bit of a draught in here – can you close the door? 这里有点穿堂风,请你把门关上行吗?
a strong wind 大风gale a very strong wind 狂风,大风The ship was blown off course in a severe gale. 船被一阵狂风吹得偏离了航向。
nHowling gales and torrential rain continued throughout the night.
hurricane a storm that has very strong fast winds and that moves over water – used about storms in the North Atlantic Ocean 〔北大西洋的〕飓风The hurricane devastated Florida and killed at least 40 people. 这场飓风重创佛罗里达州并导致至少40人丧生。
typhoon a violent tropical storm – used about storms in the Western Pacific Ocean 〔西太平洋的〕台风A typhoon has hit the Philippines, lifting roofs off houses and uprooting trees. 台风袭击菲律宾,屋顶被掀翻,树木被连根拔起。
tornado (also twister American EnglishAmE informal) a violent storm with strong winds that spin very quickly in a circle, often forming a cloud that is narrower at the bottom than the top 龙卷风The town was hit by a tornado that damaged several homes. 该镇遭龙卷风袭击,多幢住宅被毁。
cyclone a violent tropical storm with strong winds that spin in a circle 〔热带的〕气旋,旋风A devastating cyclone struck Bangladesh in April that year. 那年4月份,一场毁灭性旋风袭击了孟加拉国。
nThis cyclone was traveling at speeds in excess of 21 miles per hour.