gale
n. 狂风, 大风, 定期租金 [经] 地租, 年金
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1.
A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through to 9 winds on the 12-step Beaufort scale.
强风
气象It's blowing a gale outside.
Many parts of the boat were damaged in the gale.
With my mother's permission and blessings, I set off exultantly for Bombay, leaving my wife with a baby of a few months. But on arrival there, friends told my brother that the Indian Ocean was rough in June and July, and as this was my first voyage, I should not be allowed to sail until November. Someone also reported that a steamer had just been sunk in a gale. This made my brother uneasy, and he refused to take the risk of allowing me to sail immediately.
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2.
An outburst, especially of laughter.
a gale of laughter
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3.
A light breeze.
古体 文学 -
1.
A shrub, also called sweet gale or bog myrtle (Myrica gale), that grows on moors and fens.
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1.
A periodic payment, such as is made of a rent or annuity.
古体Gale day - the day on which rent or interest is due.
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2.
The personal mining plot of a freeminer.
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To cry; groan; croak.
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2.
To talk.
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3.
To sing; utter with musical modulations.
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1.
To sail, or sail fast.
航海 交通
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词源
From Middle English gale (“a wind, breeze”), possibly from Old English galan, possibly an unknown North Germanic origin, related to Icelandic gola (“a breeze”), Danish gal (“furious, mad”), both from Old Norse gala (“to sing”), and thus ultimately related to the above word (etymology 1).
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