gale
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. 外面刮著大风.
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.
🔁 扩展释义
*[geil]n. 狂风, 大风, 定期租金【经】 地租, 年金
📖 同为「博士」词汇
mufflevt. 裹住,围住;捂住;压抑,阻止;消音;
vi. 用厚厚的衣帽包着(自己);
n. 低沉的声音;消声器;包裹物;隔焰窑;
Yes, I see. How can they get rid of waste water in this way? What a terrible colour the sea is now! It looks as if our class won't be able to bathe at all.
是的,我看见了。他们怎么能这样排放废水呢?海水的颜色多么可怕呀!看来我们班同学根本不能在这里游泳。
For all his life, he had known that people suddenly disappeared from their villages.