squall 的 2 个定义
- Meteorology. a sudden, strong wind of brief duration that is sustained for at least two minutes at a speed of at least 16 knots, often accompanied by precipitation, and then rapidly diminishes in speed: We can’t rule out some short spells of heavy rain, as occasional squalls from the north are expected later today.Compare gust.
- Nautical. any local storm on navigable water that is typically sudden and severe, with strong winds often accompanied by precipitation and sometimes thunder and lightning: He got soaked in a squall out in the bay, but thank heavens his skiff was just a few dozen yards from shore.
- a sudden disturbance or commotion: Holidays with her family were always unnerving—you never knew when a pleasant moment was going to erupt into a chaotic squall.
- Meteorology, Nautical. to blow as a squall: They say it may squall, but I say we should go ahead with our picnic plans.
squall 近义词
blast
disturbance
更多squall例句
- She ran to a window and gaped at the strange spectacle of thousands of pieces of paper floating in midair, like a confetti squall more than 60 stories above the ground.
- The contentious evening was the latest squall in an ongoing culture war that has festered in the district’s school system.
- They tried to stay together as the squall worsened, but the slow pace was hard for Henry and Aiden, who needed to keep moving to stay warm.
- As the evening approached the weather clouded in and threatened us with another squall from the eastward.
- The squall soon passed away, and left them almost becalmed, as before.
- He wasn't there; he was drawing his breath for another squall away out on the floor.
- But little Phin, he sleeps with me, and I don't know just how long it was before I was waked up by a great squall.
- So home, a little before six, in a dashing squall of rain, to a bowl of kava and dinner.