windswept
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++wind·swept /ˈwɪndswept/ adjective 1 DNa place that is windswept is often windy because there are not many trees or buildings to protect it 〔地方〕迎风的，当风的；无遮挡的 windswept moors 狂风劲吹的荒野2. UNTIDYhair, clothes etc that are windswept have been blown around by the wind 〔头发、衣服等〕被风吹乱[散]的
Examples from the Corpus
windswept• Strange, windswept cliffs of sandstone break through rolling hills of soft, powdery soil.• A story of indiscretion and retribution set in windswept Cornwall.• the windswept Montana plains• Light a candle there on a windswept night, and you might just catch a glimpse of him.• These tall, uniform boxes are set back from the street, isolated by windswept plazas.• What my traveling companion remembered from the mid 1970s as a lonely, windswept point has become a bustling little town.wind·swept adjectiveChineseSyllable
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windswept
wind‧swept /ˈwɪndswept/
adjective
1. a place that is windswept is often windy because there are not many trees or buildings to protect it:
windswept moors
2. hair, clothes etc that are windswept have been blown around by the wind
▪ 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.
wind‧swept /ˈwɪndswept/
adjective1. a place that is windswept is often windy because there are not many trees or buildings to protect it:
2. hair, clothes etc that are windswept have been blown around by the wind
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