windward

windward

['windwəd]

n.迎风面
adj.迎风的

例句与用法：

He did not know what his son might turn out to be, but it was always well to have an anchor to windward.

虽说他不知道儿子大了以后究竟会怎样，可是未雨绸缪总没错儿。

She didn't know what her son might turn out to be, but it was always well to cast an anchor to windward.

虽说她不知道儿子长大以后究竟会怎样，但是未雨绸缪总是没有错。

An island and overseas department of France in the Windward Islands of the West Indies. Discovered by Columbus in1502, it was colonized by French settlers after1635. Fort-de-France is the capital. Population, 328,566.

马提尼克岛位于西印度群岛中向风群岛的一岛屿，是法国的海外省。1502年哥伦布发现此岛，1635年后沦为法国殖民地。首都是法兰西堡。人口328, 566

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ad.

迎风, 顶风; 上风

a.

向风的; 迎风的; 上风的

n.

迎风面; 上风面[U]