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upwind

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++up·wind /ʌpˈwɪnd/ adverb  in the opposite direction to the way the wind is blowing 逆风地,顶风地 OPP downwind
Examples from the Corpus
upwindA male moth flies upwind to a scent, and it goes through a very complicated repertoire to do it.
up·wind adverbChineseSyllable
way in the the to the direction opposite Corpus


upwind
upwind /ʌpˈwɪnd/ adverb
in the opposite direction to the way the wind is blowing
   OPP  downwind


up·windBrE /ˌʌpˈwɪnd/ 🔊NAmE /ˌʌpˈwɪnd/ 🔊 adverb, adjectivein the opposite direction to the way in which the wind is blowing 逆风;顶风to sail upwind逆风行船The house was upwind of the factory and its smells (= the wind did not blow the smells towards the house). 这房子坐落在工厂的上风处,闻不到工厂的气味。🔊🔊 OPP downwind