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gust

noun
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  1. a sudden strong increase in the amount and speed of wind that is blowing一阵强风；一阵狂风
    • A gust of wind blew his hat off.一阵狂风把他的帽子刮掉了。🔊🔊
    • The wind was blowing in gusts.狂风阵阵刮着。🔊🔊
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    • The hurricane's wind gusts topped 110 miles an hour.飓风的阵风时速高达 110 英里。
    • The wind came in great gusts off the Pacific.从太平洋上刮来阵阵强风。
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • great
    • little
    • small
    • …
    preposition
    • gust of
    phrases
    • blow in gusts
    • come in gusts
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  2. a sudden strong expression of emotion（感情的）迸发，爆发，发作
    • a gust of laughter一阵笑声
    3. Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Old Norse gustr, related to gjósa ‘to gush’.

gust

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they gust
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he / she / it gusts
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past simple gusted
🔊/ˈɡʌstɪd/
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past participle gusted
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🔊/ˈɡʌstɪd/
-ing form gusting
🔊/ˈɡʌstɪŋ/
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  1. (of the wind风) to suddenly blow very hard猛刮；劲吹
    • winds gusting up to 60 mph风速达每小时 60 英里的狂风
    • The wind gusted through the branches.风吹过树枝。
    Topics Weatherc2
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Old Norse gustr, related to gjósa ‘to gush’.