winds
n. 风( wind的名词复数 ); 呼吸; (随食物或饮料)吞下的气; (管弦乐团的)管乐器
v. 缠绕( wind的第三人称单数 ); 卷绕; 转动(把手); 给…上发条
A wind is a current of air that is moving across the earth's surface.
There was a strong wind blowing...
狂风肆虐。
Then the wind dropped and the surface of the sea was still...
后来风势渐弱,海面重归平静。
Journalists often refer to a trend or factor that influences events as a wind of a particular kind.
The winds of change are blowing across the country...
改革之风吹遍全国。
The world's entire aerospace industry is feeling the chill winds of recession.
全世界的航空航天工业都感受到了经济衰退的寒意。
If you are winded by something such as a blow, the air is suddenly knocked out of your lungs so that you have difficulty breathing for a short time.
He was winded and shaken...
他呼吸困难,身体发抖。
The cow stamped on his side, winding him.
牛重重地踩在他的肋部,使他喘不上气来。
Wind is the air that you sometimes swallow with food or drink, or gas that is produced in your intestines, which causes an uncomfortable feeling.
If you wind a baby, you hit its back gently in order to help it to release air from its stomach.
If he cries when you put him down after a feed, try winding him.
如果你喂完后把他放下时他哭,给他拍拍嗝儿。
The wind section of an orchestra or band is the group of people who produce musical sounds by blowing into their instruments.
If someone breaks wind, they release gas from their intestines through their anus.
If you get wind of something, you hear about it, especially when someone else did not want you to know about it.
I don't want the public, and especially not the press, to get wind of it at this stage.
我不想让公众,尤其是新闻界,在这个阶段听到什么风声。
If something is in the wind, it is likely to happen.
By the mid-1980s, change was in the wind again.
20世纪80年代中期,变革又呈山雨欲来之势。
If something or someone puts the wind up you, they frighten or worry you.
'I heard you had some funny phone calls.' — 'Yeah, that's why yours rather put the wind up me.'
“我听说你接到了一些骚扰电话。”——“没错儿,所以你的电话把我吓坏了。”
If you sail close to the wind, you take a risk by doing or saying something that may get you into trouble.
Max warned her she was sailing dangerously close to the wind and risked prosecution.
马克斯警告她说她这是在玩火,有被起诉的危险。
If something takes the wind out of your sails, it suddenly makes you much less confident in what you are doing or saying.
If you realize or find out which way the wind is blowing or how the wind is blowing, you realize or find out what is likely to happen, for example whether something is likely to succeed.
He didn't like to make pronouncements before he was sure which way the wind was blowing.
在没有弄清事态的走向前,他不想发表声明。
The rescuers were beaten back by strong winds and currents.
救援人员因风浪太大而被迫中断工作。
High winds have knocked down trees and power lines.
大风刮倒了树木和电线。
The direction of the prevailing winds should be taken into account.
应该将盛行风的方向考虑在内。
The cold winds dry out your skin very quickly.
冷风很快会把你的皮肤吹干。
The Moselle winds through some 160 miles of tranquil countryside.
摩泽尔河在宁静的乡间蜿蜒穿行约160英里。