windward
英 [ˈwɪndwəd] 美 [ˈwɪndwərd]

adj.& adv.

迎风的（地），上风的（地），向风的（地）；

n.

上风，迎风；

英英释义

windward[ 'windwəd ]

• n.the direction from which the wind is coming
• adj.on the side exposed to the wind

  "the windward islands"

• adv.away from the wind

  "they were sailing windward"

  同义词：downwind

词组短语

windward side迎风面；迎风边；上风舷

windward islands向风群岛，温德华群岛

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. The wind was so strong they could not sail to windward.
   风太大了，他们不能顶风驶船。

用作形容词(adj.)

1. France lies on the windward side of Europe.
   法国位于欧洲向风的一面。
2. The first windward leg went pretty well, we had good speed.
   我们的第一个迎风还跑得不错,速度很快。

权威例句

The natural vegetation of the Windward and Leeward Island.
Effect of Vent Arrangement on Windward Ventilation of a Tunnel Greenhouse
Flora of the Lesser Antilles, Leeward and Windward Islands. Volume 5.
Trophic Structure and Productivity of a Windward Coral Reef Community on Eniwetok Atoll
Some observations of the transition process on the windward face of a long yawed cylinder
The ecology of the climbing fern Dicranopteris linearis on windward Mauna Loa, Hawaii.
Spatial patterns of epilithic algal and detrital resources on a windward coral reef
Spatial patterns of epilithic algal and detrital resources on a windward coral reef
An altitudinal transect analysisof the windward vegetation on Haleakala, a Hawaiian island mountain:(2) vegetation zonation
Zooplankton, Planktivorous Fish, and Water Currents on a Windward Reef Face: Great Barrier Reef, Australia