squalls

英 [skwɔːlz]

美 [skwɔːlz]

n.  飑(常指暴风雨或暴风雪中突起的狂风)
v.  大声啼哭; 号哭
squall的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 飑;突起的大风(常引起短暂暴雨或暴雪)
  Asquallis a sudden strong wind which often causes a brief, violent rain storm or snow storm.
  1. The boat was hit by a squall north of the island.
     船在岛的北边遇到了狂飑。
• VERB 嚎叫;大声啼哭
  If a person or animalsqualls, they make a loud unpleasant noise like the noise made by a crying baby.
  1. There was an infant squalling in the back of the church.
     有个婴儿在教堂后部大声啼哭。
  2. ...squalling guitars.
     刺耳的吉他声

双语例句

• Thunderstorms are sometimes preceded or accompanied by heavy rain and squalls.
  狂风大雨有时会伴随著雷暴出现。
• Hong Kong schools, financial markets, and businesses have shut as Typhoon Nesat brought howling winds, squalls of rain and rough seas to the territory.
  台风纳莎给香港带来了强风、暴雨和巨浪，其学校、金融市场和商业贸易都已关闭。
• When the peacock loudly bawls, soon we'll have both rain and squalls.
  孔雀高声叫，雨、雹就要到。
• If the eurozone avoids further squalls and there is no big shift in the commodity market, then the call is fairly straightforward.
  如果欧元区能够避免进一步恶化，并且大宗商品市场不出现重大变动，那么赢家就很明显。
• As to the economic difficulties that seem likely to hit much of the world in the next 18 months, he reckons the company can weather the squalls better than many other businesses.
  至于可能在未来18个月冲击全球多数地区的经济困境，维泰利认为，该公司承受风暴的能力好于其它很多企业。
• We have the usual little squalls, but my wife and I often remark how much we enjoy our children, our friends and each other.
  我和妻子有时也拌几句嘴，但经常的话题是谈孩子和朋友们的趣事，以及对彼此的喜爱。
• Analysts say that while emerging markets have been the setting for several recent financial squalls, the current exodus of capital could herald more fundamental changes.
  分析师表示，尽管新兴市场国家是近期几场金融风暴的发生地，但当前的资本外流可能预示着更根本的变化。
• BUXTON, NC& Rain squalls and gusting winds from Hurricane Earl became more pronounced along the North Carolina Outer Banks, Thursday night.
  巴克斯顿，数控-雨狂风和飓风厄尔狂风从夜晚变得更加明显沿北卡罗莱纳州外银行，星期四。
• Their French bank is solid and profitable and has managed to weather the financial squalls better than most.
  他们的法国银行家底殷实，有盈利能力，抵御金融海啸的表现也好过多数同行。
• But if these squalls continue, it is not just private-equity investors who will shiver.
  但如果这样的狂潮持续下去，会战栗的不仅仅是私募股权的投资者了。