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harmattan

/hahr-muh-tan/US // ˌhɑr məˈtæn //UK // (hɑːˈmætən) //

危害性,危害,危害性大,危害性天气

Related Words

sandstorm沙尘暴,沙暴,风沙,砂暴devil魔鬼,恶魔,妖怪,妖魔black blizzard黑色暴风雪,黑暴风雪,黑色暴雪,暴风雪dust devil沙尘暴,尘土恶魔,尘埃恶魔,尘土飞扬duster掸子,拂尘,尘土飞扬,尘器khamsin坎辛,坎森,坎特辛samiel萨米埃尔,萨米尔,萨米耶尔,萨米耶shaitan沙伊坦,沙依坦,沙伊丹,沙伊达simoom仿真器sirocco茜茜,茜茜卡,茜卡,茜草

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a dry, parching land breeze, charged with dust.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as indust storm
Synonyms
sandstorm沙尘暴,沙暴,风沙,砂暴black blizzard黑色暴风雪,黑暴风雪,黑色暴雪,暴风雪devil魔鬼,恶魔,妖怪,妖魔dust devil沙尘暴,尘土恶魔,尘埃恶魔,尘土飞扬duster掸子,拂尘,尘土飞扬,尘器khamsin坎辛,坎森,坎特辛peesash皮萨什,豌豆沙,豌豆荚,牡丹花samiel萨米埃尔,萨米尔,萨米耶尔,萨米耶sand column沙柱,砂柱,沙柱子,沙栏sandspout沙嘴,沙壶,沙漏,沙袋shaitan沙伊坦,沙依坦,沙伊丹,沙伊达simoom仿真器sirocco茜茜,茜茜卡,茜卡,茜草

Examples

  • The mean temperature in the dry season, when the “harmattan” is frequent, is 62 Fahr., in the wet season 86.

  • The Harmattan, a very dry east wind from the African continent, occasionally makes itself felt.

  • A hot wind, like the harmattan of the Guinea coast, rose and drove the sand before it in clouds.

  • This harmattan, by the way, is a bit of a meteorological mystery.

  • The harmattan prevails for several days in succession, and alternates with winds from the south and south-west.

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