squalls

英 [skwɔːlz]

美 [skwɔːlz]

n.  飑(常指暴风雨或暴风雪中突起的狂风)
v.  大声啼哭; 号哭
squall的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 飑;突起的大风(常引起短暂暴雨或暴雪)
  Asquallis a sudden strong wind which often causes a brief, violent rain storm or snow storm.
  1. The boat was hit by a squall north of the island.
     船在岛的北边遇到了狂飑。
• VERB 嚎叫;大声啼哭
  If a person or animalsqualls, they make a loud unpleasant noise like the noise made by a crying baby.
  1. There was an infant squalling in the back of the church.
     有个婴儿在教堂后部大声啼哭。
  2. ...squalling guitars.
     刺耳的吉他声

双语例句

• We have the usual little squalls, but my wife and I often remark how much we enjoy our children, our friends and each other.
  我和妻子有时也拌几句嘴，但经常的话题是谈孩子和朋友们的趣事，以及对彼此的喜爱。
• Thunderstorms are sometimes preceded or accompanied by heavy rain and squalls.
  狂风大雨有时会伴随著雷暴出现。
• For several hours in the early part of the day, New Orleans was battered by powerful squalls that threatened to dump four-month worth of normal rainfall in a single morning.
  整个早上几小时，雨声震耳欲聋，看样子要在一个早上要倾出相当于正常降雨四个月的量，新奥尔良市顷刻遍体鳞伤。
• From dust devils and squalls up to continent-size eddies that only satellites can see.
  从小尘暴和暴风发展到只有卫星上可以看到的席卷整块大陆的旋涡。
• On the voyage of life, he thought, one is often caught in such squalls, squalls which Can capsize one's little boat.
  人生的旅途中也就时时会遇到这种不作美的转换方向的风，将人生的小帆船翻倒！
• BUXTON, NC& Rain squalls and gusting winds from Hurricane Earl became more pronounced along the North Carolina Outer Banks, Thursday night.
  巴克斯顿，数控-雨狂风和飓风厄尔狂风从夜晚变得更加明显沿北卡罗莱纳州外银行，星期四。
• If asset-market squalls do not merit a monetary response, worries about the wider impact of the housing slump on America's economy may yet tip the balance.
  如果资本市场的呼声没有得到货币政策的响应，对房屋市场衰退将更大范围地影响美国经济的担心就会站到上风。
• Their French bank is solid and profitable and has managed to weather the financial squalls better than most.
  他们的法国银行家底殷实，有盈利能力，抵御金融海啸的表现也好过多数同行。
• Hong Kong schools, financial markets, and businesses have shut as Typhoon Nesat brought howling winds, squalls of rain and rough seas to the territory.
  台风纳莎给香港带来了强风、暴雨和巨浪，其学校、金融市场和商业贸易都已关闭。
• When the peacock loudly bawls, soon we'll have both rain and squalls.
  孔雀高声叫，雨、雹就要到。