vane

英[veɪn] 美[veɪn]
  • n. 风向标;风信旗
星级词汇:
  • 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:
  1. mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind

  2. a fin attached to the tail of an arrow, bomb or missile in order to stabilize or guide it

  3. flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water

  4. 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.)
    1. In winter the weather vane often freezes up.
      气象风向标在冬季经常僵立不动。
    2. 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。
    3. There is a vane on top of the building.
      在大楼的顶端有一只风信旗。
    4. A wheater vane crowns the building.
      淡黄色的风信旗加顶于建筑物。