headwind

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A wind that blows directly against the course of a vehicle, like an aircraft, train, or ship.
  2. A strong force that impedes or reverses progress.
    — "Domestic economic activity has been gaining traction in spite of formidable headwinds from external developments," the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in its monthly bulletin.
动词 v.
  1. To blow directly against the course of a vehicle, like an aircraft, train, or ship. transitive,uncommon
  2. To impede or reverse progress. idiomatic,uncommon

词形变化

headwinds plural headwinds present,singular,third-person headwinding participle,present headwinded participle,past headwinded past

词汇关系

反义词
tailwind

词源

词源 1
From Middle English *hedwind, from Old English hēafodwind, equivalent to head + wind. Cognate with Old Norse höfuðvindr.
词源 2
From Middle English *hedwind, from Old English hēafodwind, equivalent to head + wind. Cognate with Old Norse höfuðvindr.
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