| 词组 | gale |
| 释义 | gale /ɡeɪl/ noun a very strong windadjectivesa severe/strong gale Severe gales prevented the plane from taking off.a fierce gale (=very strong) The tree was blown down during a fierce gale.a howling gale (=that makes a lot of noise) Suddenly, through the howling gale she heard a cry.a force 5/8/10 etc gale (=a severe gale of a particular strength) He had to get the ship into port in a force nine gale.verbsa gale blows A gale had been blowing all afternoon.a gale sweeps sth (=blow sacross a place) Strong gales have been sweeping the south coast.it’s blowing a gale BrE spoken (=the wind is blowing very strongly) It was blowing a gale last night.gale + nounsgale force (=a measurement showing that a wind is extremely strong) The winds had increased to gale force.prepositionsin a gale Some roof tiles had come off in a gale.THESAURUS: gale → wind |
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