n (1)风(strong moving air)[C，U]：a 70-mile-an-hour～时速70英里的风; force 7～7级风; north/east/north-east～北/东/东北风; The～chopped to the west/changed from north to east. 风向突然转西/由北转东。face a biting～迎着刺骨的寒风; meet(a) high (strong/heavy/fierce/stiff)～遇到强风;sail with a free～/against the～顺风/逆风航行;The～blew down several trees/shook some blossoms from the trees/blew my hat off. 风吹倒了几棵树/吹落了树上的花/把我的帽子刮掉了。The～died away/dropped considerably/fell during the night. 风势渐息/明显减弱/在夜间减弱。The～sat in the west. 刮西风。flap/flutter in the～在风中摆动/摇动;There is not a breath of～. 一点儿风都没有。A sudden gust of～blew the door shut. 一阵急风把门刮得关上了。A soft～kissed the treetops. 轻风吹拂着树梢。What(good)～brings/blows you here?(infml)是什么风把你给吹来了? learn the news by a side～(fig) 间接知道这个消息; to the four～s (fig)(吹、撒)向四面八方;〖同〗breeze，draft，gust，windstorm;〖反〗calm，calmness，stillness;
(2)气味(smell or odour)[U]： If the deer catches (gets)～of us，he'll run into the woods. 如果鹿闻到我们的气味，它就会跑进树林。Garlic gives me strong～. 我吃了大蒜，嘴里气味很大。〖同〗smell，odour;
(3)呼吸，空气(breath or air)[U]：regain/recover～缓/歇口气; lose one's～上气不接下气; pump some～into the tire 给轮胎充气; It took him a while to get his～. 他过了一会儿才喘过气来。He couldn't get his～after his run. 他跑完之后喘不过气来。Climbing these stairs takes all the～out of me. 登上这些台阶使我上气不接下气。A runner needs a good～. 赛跑的人需要充足的呼吸。〖同〗breath，air;
(4)肠胃中的气体(air or gas in the stomach)[U]：suffer from/be troubled with～患肠气症; get a baby's～up 拍抚婴儿后背使之打嗝; His stomach pains were due to～. 他胃痛是肠气所致。You get～when you eat too quickly. 你吃饭速度太快会胀肚的。Small babies often get～. 婴儿经常肚胀。〖同〗air，gas;
(5)空话(words without meaning)[U]：There is much～in what he said. 他说的尽是空话。His argument/speech is but～. 他的论据/讲演不过是空话而已。That speaker is full of/a load of/a lot of～. 那个讲演者空话连篇。He's all～. 他完全是吹牛。〖同〗boasting，talk，chat;
(6)管乐;管乐吹奏者((players of) a group of wind instruments)[Gp，the～]：the～section of an orchestra 乐队的管乐组;～instruments 管乐器;music for strings and～管弦乐;The strings were drowned by the～. 弦乐被管乐压倒了。The～is/are playing too loud. 管乐演奏的声音太大了。In this passage the～carry the melody. 这一乐章由管乐演奏主调。
beat the wind 白费劲儿：All you are doing is to beat the～. 你干这些是徒劳的。
break wind 放屁： There is a stinking smell. Who broke～? 有股臭味，谁放屁了?
get one's second wind 1)呼吸顺利起来：Once a runner gets his second～，he can run faster. 一旦赛跑者的呼吸顺畅起来，他就能跑得更快。2)重新感到活力：After he got his second～， Tom was working much harder. 汤姆重新振作精神之后，工作更努力了。
get/catch wind of 听到风声：The police got/caught～of a robbery planned for tonight. 警察得到风声，说有人预谋今晚实施抢劫。
get/have the wind up about 受惊，害怕(infml)： She got the～up about our speedy driving. 她因我们飞速驾车吓坏了。
get/put the wind up sb 使某人害怕(紧张)(infml)： These new tactics of the police have really put the～up the local drug dealers. 警察的新策略的确使当地的毒品贩子惊慌不已。
in the wind 1)即将发生：There is something in the～. 好像要出事了。2)传闻：It's in the～that he will be promoted. 传闻他要被提升。
like the wind 快得像风似的：The horse galloped away like the～. 马像一阵风似的急驰而去。
raise the wind 1)筹款：You could raise the～by selling your stamp collection. 你可以卖集邮品筹款。2)引起骚乱：He raised the～over the inferior merchandise. 他因那些劣等货而引起骚乱。
take the wind out of sb's sails 使某人气馁或泄气(infml)：The new player took the～out of the champion's sails by beating him in the first game. 新选手第一局就打败了冠军，使那冠军十分丧气。
a wind of change 变化的趋势(影响)：There is a～of change in the public opinion. 公众的观点有改变的趋势。
→′windbag n 说空话的人;′wind-break n 防护林或防风篱笆;′wind-cheater，AmE ′wind-breaker n 防风夹克;′windfall n 吹落的果实;意外的好运;′wind-gauge n 风力计;′windily adv 多风地;′windless adj 无风的;′windmill n 风车;′windiness n 多风;′windpipe n 气管;′windscreen，AmE ′windshield n(机动车的)挡风玻璃窗;′wind-sock，′wind-sleeve n 风向袋;′windsurf v 帆板冲浪;′windsurfer n 帆板运动员;′windsurfing n 帆板运动;′wind-swept adj 受强风吹的;′windward adj & adv 上风的(地);′windy adj 多风的;
vt (1)使呼吸急促(cause to be breathless)[T+n]：The long climbing～ed us. 长时间的登山使我们上气不接下气。I was～ed by the force of sb's punch/the heavy punch to the stomach. 我的肚子被重重地挨了一拳而喘不上气来。〖同〗breath，air;
(2)使喘口气(get breath)[T+n]：～the animals/the horses at the top of the hill 到山顶让牲畜/马匹喘口气;〖同〗breath，air;
(3)助……打嗝(help sb to expel wind from the stomach)[T+n]：～a baby(拍后背)帮助婴儿打出嗝来;
(4)嗅(闻)出(smell the presence of)[T+n]：The hound had～ed the fox. 猎犬嗅出狐狸的气味。〖同〗smell;
【辨异】wind1 与 air、blast、breeze 和 gust 的区别见AIR。