偏向下风 meaning in English
leewardliness
Examples
- Do as you please , she always made more leeway than anything else , and turning round and round was the manoeuvre she was best at
无论你怎样划,它总是比其他船更好偏向下风方向,还来回打转,且精于此道。 - Meanwhile , the schooner gradually fell off , and filled again upon another tack , sailed swiftly for a minute or so , and brought up once more dead in the wind s eye
这时,大船逐渐偏向下风处,重新张开一张帆转向另一边,快速地航行一分钟左右,接着又转向风吹来的方向,无法前进。