windward
美['wɪndwərd] 英['wɪndwəd]
n. 迎风面
adj. 迎风的
英英释义
Noun- the direction from which the wind is coming
- the side of something that is toward the wind
Adjective- on the side exposed to the wind;
"the windward islands"
Adverb- away from the wind;
"they were sailing windward"
例句
用作名词(n.)- 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.)- France lies on the windward side of Europe.法国位于欧洲向风的一面。
- 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。