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

• 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。
• There was an icy easterly wind blowing off the sea.
  有一股由东边海上吹来的凛冽的寒风。
• 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。
• 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。
• Certainly Mr AYITTEY, Mr easterly, and MS Moyo are right that the past 40 years of development aid have been a spectacular failure.
  阿耶提、伊斯特利和莫约认为，过去40年的发展援助是一个巨大的失败。
• 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。
• Contrary to what Prof Easterly argues, the report makes useful contributions to policymakers 'understanding.
  与伊斯特利的观点相反，这份报告为增进政策制定者的理解水平做出了有益贡献。
• The ship held an easterly course.
  船继续向东航行。
• The wind blows easterly.
  风从东方吹来。
• 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。