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

• In a recent book, Professor Easterly suggests bed nets given freely in Africa are often used for the wrong purpose.
  在近期的一本书中，埃斯特里教授表示那些赠与非洲的免费蚊帐常常被人们错误使用。
• Then the depression formation in tropical easterly flow is discussed.
  由此讨论了热带东风气流中的低压形成。
• 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。
• We walked out to the most easterly point of the ridge.
  我们一路走到山脊的最东点。
• Houses here are built facing an easterly direction.
  这里的房子都是朝东建的。
• The winds blew easterly all night.
  整个夜晚都刮着东风。
• William Easterly argues that "big pushes", such as those proposed by Jeffrey Sachs and the UN, never work, and argues instead for a series of "little pushes".
  威廉伊斯特利认为，诸如由杰弗里萨克斯及联合国提出的那些“大举措”从未取得成效，反倒是一系列“小举措”颇见成效。
• 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；
• The blue arrows show the northerly motion of the Indian plate and the resulting easterly motion of Tibet.
  蓝色箭头显示：印度板块向北移动，从而导致了青藏高原向西移动。
• Under the influence of easterly winds, fohn effect appeared over luzon, the philippines.
  在偏东风的影响下，菲律宾吕宋上空出现焚风效应。