Gusting
“Gusting” 描述风以短时、突然的强风形式吹袭,常见于天气预报:winds gusting to 50 mph(阵风可达 50 英里/小时)。强调风的间歇性与强度峰值。
- “The wind is gusting up to forty miles per hour tonight.” (今晚阵风可达每小时四十英里。)
- “Leaves swirled as cold air kept gusting between the buildings.” (冷风在楼间阵阵猛吹,树叶打转。)
- “Sailors waited because the bay was gusting too hard for small boats.” (帆船手在等待,因为海湾阵风太大,小船不宜出海。)
“gust” 可能来自古诺尔斯语 gustr(一阵狂风),与 gush(涌出)有遥远语音联想,但语源不完全确定。
“gust”(名词/动词,一阵强风)+ “-ing” 表示风正在以阵风形式持续发生。
英语国家天气预报固定用语 winds gusting from the west;登山、航海、航空领域对 gusting 风况有严格安全指引。
- 固定搭配: “winds gusting to” (阵风达), “gusting winds” (阵阵狂风)
- 原形: gust(动词较少用,多为名词)
- 名词: gust
“gust 像 gust 一下扑脸的风” + ing:风一阵一阵来——gusting。
“The tent shook whenever the wind was gusting, but the weather app only showed gusting until dawn.” (风一阵阵猛吹时帐篷直晃,但天气 App 显示阵风要持续到黎明。)