vane

英 [veɪn] 美 [veɪn]

• n. 风向标；风信旗

英英释义

Noun:

1. mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind

2. a fin attached to the tail of an arrow, bomb or missile in order to stabilize or guide it

3. flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water

4. the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. In winter the weather vane often freezes up.
   气象风向标在冬季经常僵立不动。
2. The prevalence of blogs has become the new weather vane of the internet age.
   博客热已经成为网络时代新的风向标。
3. There is a vane on top of the building.
   在大楼的顶端有一只风信旗。
4. A wheater vane crowns the building.
   淡黄色的风信旗加顶于建筑物。

经典引文

• Regulate the sail speed by opening the vanes should the wind gust suddenly.

  出自：Scots Magazine

词汇搭配

• weather vane 风标
• guide vane 导片,导向叶片...
• sight vane 透视孔,瞄准器,瞄准...
• vane motor 叶轮发动机
• vane apparatus 导叶装置
• vane compressor 叶片式压缩机...
• vane pump 叶轮泵,叶片泵...
• vane channel 叶片间流道
• tail vane 尾舵
• vane borer 涡轮式钻土机...
• vane capacitor 旋转片式电容器...
• diffuser vane 扩压器导向叶片...
• stationary vane 静叶片
• air vane [航空]空气舵...
• moving vane 回转叶片,动叶片,活...
• agitating vane 搅拌浆,搅动叶轮...
• vane anemometer 叶轮风速计
• vane wheel 叶轮
• front vane 前叶片
• adjustable vane 可调叶片

近反义词

【近义词】

• blade 刀刃
• slat 薄而窄的板条...
• fin 鳍
• plate 碟
• strip 剥去
• sheet 被单
• cock 雄禽
• web 网
• weathervane 风向标
• wind vane 风向标
• weather vane 风标