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sirocco

/suh-rok-oh/US // səˈrɒk oʊ //UK // (sɪˈrɒkəʊ) //

茜茜,茜茜卡,茜卡,茜草

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

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural si·roc·cos.

    • : a hot, dry, dustladen wind blowing from northern Africa and affecting parts of southern Europe.
    • : a warm, sultry south or southeast wind accompanied by rain, occurring in the same regions.
    • : any hot, oppressive wind, especially one in the warm sector of a cyclone.

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

Examples

  • The tops of the hills were laden with thunder-clouds, and the turbid atmosphere laboured with the stifling Sirocco.

  • The sirocco was driving the clouds in the direction of the Via Farnesina, and the yellow floods shimmered gaily.

  • He observed that their appearance coincided with the return of the sirocco, which blows in Sicily on its western side.

  • It was blowing a sirocco, with thick rain and a heavy sea, nevertheless we all stood on the bridge to watch the hazardous venture.

  • He was perfectly familiar with the various stages of the sirocco, as he had long ago named her outbursts.

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