windward: n.,adj.,adv.上风(的)；向风(的)，迎风(的)，逆风(的)。 cast [lay] an anchor to windward 在上风抛锚；未雨绸缪。 get to (the) windward of 驶到(他船)的上风；(为躲避臭气)转到…的上风；占有比…有利的地位，占上风，超出。 keep to (the) windward of 对…保持上风；避开(某人)
Tropical storm emily closed in on the windward islands of the eastern caribbean on wednesday , prompting storm warnings from barbados to the netherlands antilles 热带风暴艾米丽emily星期三在东加勒比海的上风小岛登陆，巴巴多斯岛迅速向荷兰安的列斯群岛发出警告。
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An island and overseas department of france in the windward islands of the west indies . discovered by columbus in1502 , it was colonized by french settlers after1635 . fort - de - france is the capital . population , 328 , 566 马提尼克岛位于西印度群岛中向风群岛的一岛屿，是法国的海外省。 1502年哥伦布发现此岛， 1635年后沦为法国殖民地。首都是法兰西堡。人口328 ， 566
