gust
gust — 名詞
- gustsingular
- gustsplural
1. a short, powerful movement of wind that comes and goes quickly — for example, a
陣風
突然颳起的強風
a short, powerful movement of wind that comes and goes quickly — for example, a sudden gust that blows a hat off or rattles windows.
A sudden gust of wind blew Selim's hat across the park.
一陣強風吹走了 Selim 的帽子，飛過公園。
countable noun: a + gust + of + wind
Strong gusts damaged several trees along the road near Nadia's house.
強勁的陣風損壞了 Nadia 家附近路邊的幾棵樹。
plural form: gusts for repeated bursts
The gust hit the sailboat so hard that the crew grabbed the rails.
那一陣強風猛烈襲擊帆船，船員們趕緊抓住欄杆。
Lukas felt a cold gust as he opened the door to the garden.
Lukas 打開花園的門時，感到一陣冷風。
The morning gust scattered leaves across Mira's front porch.
清晨的陣風把落葉吹得 Mira 家前門廊四處散落。
文法句型
a gust of wind
gust + of + wind
用法筆記
Countable noun. Often used in the pattern 'a gust of wind'. The plural 'gusts' is common when describing repeated bursts during a storm. Not used for steady, long-lasting wind — that is a 'gale' or 'strong wind'.
常見錯誤
2. a sudden short burst of a strong feeling, such as anger, excitement, or laughter
爆發
情感的突然迸發
a sudden short burst of a strong feeling, such as anger, excitement, or laughter — for example, a gust of laughter after a joke, or a gust of anger after an insult.
Hana felt a gust of anger when she read the unfair review.
Hana 看到那篇不公平的評論時，感到一陣憤怒。
gust of + emotion noun: anger
A gust of laughter filled the room after Quinn told his joke.
Quinn 講完笑話後，房間裡爆出一陣笑聲。
gust of laughter — positive emotion metaphor
Adisa's speech was interrupted by a gust of applause from the crowd.
Adisa 的演講被群眾爆發的一陣掌聲打斷。
With a gust of determination, Reema pushed herself to finish the race.
Reema 憑著一股決心，逼自己跑完了比賽。
The argument ended in a gust of frustration as Samir walked out of the kitchen.
Samir 走出廚房時，爭論以一陣沮喪的爆發告終。
- calm
a state of peace without strong emotion
文法句型
a gust of [emotion]
gust + of + emotion noun
用法筆記
Metaphorical extension of the wind sense. The emotion must be brief and sudden — 'gust of sadness' is odd because sadness is usually a lingering feeling. Common with anger, laughter, excitement, frustration, applause, and determination.
常見錯誤
gust — 動詞
- gustpresent simple I / you / we / they
- gusts3rd person singular
- gusting-ing form
- gustedpast simple
1. if the wind gusts, it blows suddenly and strongly for a short time — for example
猛吹
風突然強烈地吹
if the wind gusts, it blows suddenly and strongly for a short time — for example, wind gusting through trees or gusting at forty miles per hour.
The wind gusted throughout the night, rattling Antonia's windows.
整夜風一陣陣地猛吹，把 Antonia 的窗戶吹得嘎嘎響。
past tense: gusted
It was gusting so hard that the children held onto the garden railing.
風吹得那麼猛烈，孩子們只好緊緊抓住花園的欄杆。
continuous form: was gusting
The wind gusted across the empty field as Quan walked home.
Quan 走路回家時，強風一陣陣吹過空曠的田野。
Megan listened to the wind gusting through the trees at midnight.
Megan 在午夜時分，聽著風一陣陣地呼嘯穿過樹林。
The wind gusted to forty miles per hour during the afternoon storm.
午後暴風雨期間，陣風颳到每小時四十英里。
文法句型
wind + gust + adverb/preposition phrase
wind + gust + at/to + measurement
用法筆記
Intransitive only — you cannot 'gust something'. The subject is always wind or a pronoun referring to wind. Common in continuous form ('it was gusting'). For measurements, use 'gust at' + speed or 'gust to' + speed.