a sudden strong increase in the amount and speed of wind that is blowing 一陣強風;一陣狂風 Extra ExamplesTopics Weatherc2The hurricane's wind gusts topped 110 miles an hour. 飓風的陣風時速高達 110 英裏。 The wind came in great gusts off the Pacific. 從太平洋上刮來陣陣強風。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- little
- small
- …
- gust of
- blow in gusts
- come in gusts
a sudden strong expression of emotion (感情的)迸發,爆發,發作 a gust of laughter 一陣笑聲
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Old Norse gustr, related to gjósa ‘to gush’.