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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The characteristic structure of this type of easterly wave and the mechanism of its generation and development are investigated.
  本文探讨了这类东风波的结构特征及发生发展的机制，并与其它各类东风波作了比较。
• We walked out to the most easterly point of the ridge.
  我们一路走到山脊的最东点。
• The interdecadal variations of some characteristic parameters of the SAH and the easterly wind are obvious.
  南亚高压和东风气流的部分特征参数有明显的年际和年代际变化。
• An easterly gale blew up, making the birds fly low.
  一阵席卷而来的东风使鸟飞低。
• New York University economist William Easterly says this is one example of development gone wrong.
  纽约大学的经济学家威廉埃斯特里表示，这是发展被带入歧途的一个例证。
• Dr Kim would be the first World Bank president ever who seems to be anti-growth, said William Easterly, professor of economics at New York University.
  金辰勇将成为有史以来第一个似乎带有反增长倾向的世行行长，纽约大学（NewYorkUniversity）经济学教授威廉伊斯特利（WilliamEasterly）说。