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khamsin

/kam-seen, kam-sin/US // kæmˈsin, ˈkæm sɪn //UK // (ˈkæmsɪn, kæmˈsiːn) //

坎辛,坎森,坎特辛

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 harmattan危害性,危害,危害性大,危害性天气 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
- : a hot southerly wind, varying from southeast to southwest, that blows regularly in Egypt and over the Red Sea for about 50 days, commencing about the middle of March.

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 harmattan危害性,危害,危害性大,危害性天气 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

During the night a Khamsin wind began to blow, though lightly as was to be expected at this season of the year.
Their delay had been caused in part by the Khamsin wind, and in part by their sluggish movements.
Occasionally this crop is damaged by hot blasts—“Khamsin winds”—which shrivel the bean, especially if they occur when it is soft.
Give a man the egotism of grief, and eloquence, and popularity, and he'll cut as sharp as the khamsin wind.
Alexandria on our return was dimmed in the heat and choking in the sand clouds of a khamsin.

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