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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

leeward

/lee-werd; Nautical loo-erd/US // ˈli wərd; Nautical ˈlu ərd //UK // (ˈliːwəd, nautical ˈluːəd) mainly nautical //

下风方向,下风向,下风口,下风方

Related Words

safe安全的,安全,保险柜,安全的的still仍然,仍然是,依然,仍旧smooth顺利,顺畅,畅通,平滑quiet安静,安静的,宁静,静calm平静,平息,平静的,平静下来peaceful宁静,宁静的,和平的,和平protected受保护的,受到保护的,受到保护,受保护secure安全,安全的,稳固的serene宁静的,宁静,安详,安详的sheltered受庇护的,受保护的,庇护的,庇护undisturbed不受干扰的,不被打扰的,不受打扰的,不受影响的screened筛选出的,筛选的,经过筛选的,被筛选的shielded屏蔽式,屏蔽的,屏蔽,屏蔽式的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : pertaining to, situated in, or moving toward the quarter toward which the wind blows.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the lee side; the point or quarter toward which the wind blows.
adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : toward the lee.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.lee
Synonyms
calm平静,平息,平静的,平静下来quiet安静,安静的,宁静,静safe安全的,安全,保险柜,安全的的smooth顺利,顺畅,畅通,平滑still仍然,仍然是,依然,仍旧leeside利赛德,利赛尔,利赛,利赛特peaceful宁静,宁静的,和平的,和平protected受保护的,受到保护的,受到保护,受保护screened筛选出的,筛选的,经过筛选的,被筛选的secure安全,安全的,稳固的serene宁静的,宁静,安详,安详的sheltered受庇护的,受保护的,庇护的,庇护shielded屏蔽式,屏蔽的,屏蔽,屏蔽式的undisturbed不受干扰的,不被打扰的,不受打扰的,不受影响的

Examples

  • In due course, these penguins also depart for the leeward side.

  • In fact, several characters look to shed their skin, to remake themselves, to find a leeward point from which to leap.

  • Frank leaped ashore and pushed the boat off, while Mayne held her by jamming the leeward oar into the mud.

  • The Dick being a little to leeward of our track, had four fathoms; but the least we had was five and three-quarters.

  • At this point he lost his balance, and went rolling to leeward like an empty cask.

  • The boat drove quite two miles to leeward before the tug got hold of her again.

  • After boring for ten hours in the worst of the tremendous sea, he saw a vessel to leeward of him, flying signals of distress.

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