leeward
英 ['li?w?d; 'lu??d]
美['liw?d]
- n. 下風；背風面
- adj. 順風的；在下風方向的
- adv. 向下風
GRE暢通詞匯
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1. leeward 利我的.
中文詞源
leeward 背風的
lee,背風處，-ward,向。
英文詞源
- leeward (adj.)
- 1660s, "situated away from the wind," on the opposite of the weather side of the ship; from lee + -ward.
雙語例句
- 1. a harbour on the leeward side of the island
- 位于島的背風面的海港
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. The trees all listed to leeward.
- 樹木統(tǒng)統(tǒng)向下風方向傾.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. We steered a course to leeward.
- 我們向下風航駛.
來自辭典例句
- 4. But at least in the prestige and morality and justice, fell leeward.
- 但至少在聲譽和道義上, 落了下風.
來自互聯(lián)網
- 5. Able to sail close to wind with little drift to leeward.
- 帆船上用于防止向下風向漂流的鰭板.
來自互聯(lián)網