| 词汇 | squall |
| 释义 | squallWord family nounsquallersquallingsqualladjectivesqually Meteorology squall1 /skwɔːl $ skwɒːl/ noun [countableC] HEMa sudden strong wind, especially one that brings rain or snow 飑〔突起的狂风，尤指夹有雨或雪〕 snow squalls 雪飑 Examples from the Corpus squall• It was accompanied by a squall of spittle.• Twice a squall bowled him into the water as he followed the shore round.• The mariners spent the night in such shelter as they could find from the 30-knot winds, drenching squalls and menacing waves.• Suddenly the sharp, heavy squall of the air raid siren lashed the silence between them.• Still wet from a recent rain squall, the city lay glistening in the sun.• Rodomonte hardly noticed the magnificent, unearthly architecture preserved so beautifully away from the squalls of the less temperate zones.• The squall was a prelude to a fully-fledged gale, heralded well in advance by warnings from the meteorologists.• A violent squall sank both ships. squall2 verb [intransitiveI] CRYif a baby or child squalls, it cries noisily 〔婴儿或小孩〕大声哭喊，号哭 SYN bawl Examples from the Corpus squall• My baby breaks away from me, squalling.• When I arrived squalling -- no doubt prescient about my imminent fate -- the streets were half black.• When the baby went on squalling, the orphanage offered her a substitute; she declined the offer. (1600-1700) Probably from a Scandinavian language squall2 (1600-1700) From a Scandinavian language |
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