逆风 meaning in Chinese
1.(迎面对着风) against the wind; in the teeth of the wind
2.(跟车船等行进方向相反的风) contrary wind; head wind; adverse wind; aloof; backwind; dead-on-end; dead-wind; head-on wind; [气象学] teeth of the gale
◇逆风航行 griping; 逆风流速 upwind velocity
Examples
- The boats travel very slowly when the wind is foul .
在逆风的时候，船走得很慢。 - We saw a boat going right straight ahead in the wind's eye .
我们看到一只小船逆风而行。 - To a crazy ship all winds are contrary .
对于一只盲目航行的船来说，所有方向的风都是逆风。 - If the wind were contrary, they might be useful to us .
假使碰到逆风的时候，它们还可以为我们服务哩。 - They may start moving upwind using optomotor stimulation and show positive anemotaxis .
它们凭借视觉刺激，可能开始逆风飞行，表现出正趋风性。