wind
- IPA[wɪnd]
英式
- the perceptible natural movement of the air, especially in the form of a current of air blowing from a particular direction；used in reference to an impending situation
- cause (someone) to have difficulty breathing because of exertion or a blow to the stomach；make (a baby) bring up wind after feeding by patting its back
verb: wind, 3rd person present: winds, gerund or present participle: winding, past tense: winded, past participle: winded
noun: wind, plural noun: winds
- 釋義
- 片語
名詞
- 1. the perceptible natural movement of the air, especially in the form of a current of air blowing from a particular direction the wind howled about the building an easterly wind 同義詞
- ▪ used in reference to an impending situation he had seen which way the wind was blowing there is trouble in the wind
- ▪ wind as a source of energy from which power for domestic or industrial use may be generated carbon-free energy sources like solar and wind
- ▪ the rush of air caused by a fast-moving body.
- ▪ a scent carried by the wind, indicating the presence or proximity of an animal or person.
- 2. breath as needed in physical exertion, speech, etc., or the power of breathing without difficulty in such situations he waited while Jez got his wind back she hit the floor with a thud that knocked the wind out of her 同義詞
- 3. British air swallowed while eating or gas generated in the stomach and intestines by digestion. 同義詞
- ▪ empty, pompous, or boastful talk; meaningless rhetoric. 同義詞
- 4. wind instruments, or specifically woodwind instruments, forming a band or a section of an orchestra these passages are most suitable for wind alone wind players 同義詞
動詞
- 1. cause (someone) to have difficulty breathing because of exertion or a blow to the stomach the fall nearly winded him
- 2. British make (a baby) bring up wind after feeding by patting its back Paddy's wife handed him their six-month-old daughter to be winded
- 3. detect the presence of (a person or animal) by scent the birds could not have seen us or winded us
- 4. literary sound (a bugle or call) by blowing but scarce again his horn he wound
