a sudden strong increase in the amount and speed of wind that is blowing 一阵强风;一阵狂风 Extra ExamplesTopics Weatherc2The 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- little
- small
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- gust of
- blow in gusts
- come in gusts
a sudden strong expression of emotion (感情的)迸发,爆发,发作 a gust of laughter 一阵笑声
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Old Norse gustr, related to gjósa ‘to gush’.