vane
英[veɪn]
美[veɪn]
- van n.箱形客货两用车;(铁路的)有盖货车;[军]先锋;先导;翼v.(用货车)运
- van n.箱形客货两用车;(铁路的)有盖货车;[军]先锋;先导;翼v.(用货车)运
Noun:
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mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
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a fin attached to the tail of an arrow, bomb or missile in order to stabilize or guide it
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flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water
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the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft
- 1. A weather - vane surmounts the spire / The spire is surmounted by a weather - vane.
- 风向标装置在尖塔上[尖塔上装有风向标].
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- 2. The wind [ vane ] has veered round to the east.
- 风向 [ 风向标 ] 已转东了.
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- 3. This device operates similarly to the vane pump.
- 这种装置的运转情况与叶轮泵很相似.
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- 4. Sibyl Vane tossed her head and laughed.
- 茜比尔·范把头往后一仰,大笑起来.
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- 5. Also discussed are the effects of suction pressure and impeller vane number.
- 还对吸入压力和叶轮叶片数的影响进行了讨论.
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用作名词 (n.)
- In winter the weather vane often freezes up.
气象风向标在冬季经常僵立不动。
- The prevalence of blogs has become the new weather vane of the internet age.
博客热已经成为网络时代新的风向标。
- There is a vane on top of the building.
在大楼的顶端有一只风信旗。
- A wheater vane crowns the building.
淡黄色的风信旗加顶于建筑物。