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blustery

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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blus·ter·y /ˈblʌstəri/ adjective  DNblustery weather is very windy 狂风大作的 a cold and blustery day 寒冷而狂风呼啸的一天
Examples from the Corpus
blusteryI keep a firm grip on my hat and stare into the blustery abyss.The last day of the finals was blustery and cold.The warmth that I enjoy inside on this blustery day comes from the burning of red maple and ash.Like that time he'd taken her to Dublin, one blustery day in February of 1821.Outside it was cold and blustery, speckled with droplets of water gusting against his face.Now, she stammered in his presence, gone the blustery Trudy her girlfriends knew.During the night the wind got up, and the morning dawned grey and blustery, with bursts of heavy rain.
blus·ter·y adjectiveChineseSyllable
is windy Corpus weather very blustery


blustery
blustery /ˈblʌstəri/ adjective
blustery weather is very windy:
    a cold and blustery day
     
THESAURUS
    windy if it is windy, there is a lot of wind: It's too windy for a picnic. | a windy day in October
    blustery blustery weather is very windy, with sudden strong winds: a cold and blustery day
    breezy if the weather is breezy, the wind blows fairly strongly: a sunny but breezy day in springtime
    blowy informal windy: It's a bit blowy out there. | The day was grey and cold and blowy.
    stormy if the weather is stormy, there are strong winds, heavy rain, and dark clouds: The sky was starting to look stormy. | a period of stormy weather
    windswept a windswept place is often windy because there are not many trees or buildings to protect it: The beach was cold and windswept. | Thousands of the birds live on the windswept islands off the north coast of Scotland.


blus·teryBrE /ˈblʌstəri/ 🔊NAmE /ˈblʌstəri/ 🔊 adjective(of weather 天气) with strong winds 狂风大作的blustery winds/conditions 狂风;大风天气The day was cold and blustery. 日间天气寒冷,狂风呼啸。🔊🔊