tailwind

n. （从后面吹来的）顺风

发音

/ˈteɪlwɪnd/

词形变化

tailwinds 复数 tailwinds tailwinded tailwinding tailwinds 三单 tailwinding 现在分词 tailwinded 过去式 tailwinded 过去分词

别名

tail wind

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A wind that blows in the same direction as the course taken by an aircraft, sailing ship, bird, etc.; a following wind.

    顺风

    航海 物理 交通
  2. 2.

    A force that accelerates progress.

    比喻 引申义
v.
  1. 1.

    Of a wind, to blow on a windmill or wind turbine in such a way that wind pressure is exerted on the wrong side of the sail or turbine assembly.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

wind

词源

From tail + wind.

来源：wiktionary