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 squall [skwɔl]   添加此单词到默认生词本
n. 飑, 喊叫

vi. 起飑, 嚎啕, 叫嚷

vt. 尖叫




    squall


    Squall \Squall\ (skw[add]l), n. [Cf. Sw. sqval an impetuous
    running of water, sqvalregn a violent shower of rain, sqvala
    to stream, to gush.]
    A sudden and violent gust of wind often attended with rain or
    snow.

    The gray skirts of a lifting squall. --Tennyson.

    {Black squall}, a squall attended with dark, heavy clouds.

    {Thick squall}, a black squall accompanied by rain, hail,
    sleet, or snow. --Totten.

    {White squall}, a squall which comes unexpectedly, without
    being marked in its approach by the clouds. --Totten.


    Squall \Squall\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Squalled} (skw[add]ld); p.
    pr. & vb. n. {Squalling}.] [Icel. skvala. Cf. {Squeal}.]
    To cry out; to scream or cry violently, as a woman
    frightened, or a child in anger or distress; as, the infant
    squalled.


    Squall \Squall\, n.
    A loud scream; a harsh cry.

    There oft are heard the notes of infant woe,
    The short, thick sob, loud scream, and shriller squall.
    --Pope.

    1. The last, sad act in the drama has been well documented: Shelley, a non-swimmer, drowned in August 1822 after an unexpected squall hit the schooner Ariel during a return trip from a visit to Byron at Livorno.
    2. A snow squall advisory was extended in Wisconsin along Lake Superior, where up to 4 inches of snow fell Thursday.
    3. ROUGH WATERS: Recreational boating industry battens down for squall.
    4. Finally, the icebreaker appeared out of the snowy squall line ahead.
    5. With the groundfish haul valued at about $1 billion a year, the dispute has kicked up a fierce political squall, with the two sides trading accusations of Japan-bashing, promoting protectionism and plundering the sea.
    6. A snow squall warning was in effect for the Lake Ontario shoreline, where as much as 6 inches of snow was expected to accumulate.
    7. Yet the City is now caught in a squall, as interest rates rise again, and building societies have been revising downwards their assumptions about house-price increases across the country.
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