sirocco
sirocco — 名詞
- siroccosingular
- siroccosplural
1. a very hot, dry wind that rises over the Sahara Desert and moves north across th
西洛可風
撒哈拉沙漠吹向南歐的乾熱風
a very hot, dry wind that rises over the Sahara Desert and moves north across the Mediterranean Sea, bringing dust and high temperatures to southern European countries such as Italy, Greece, and Spain
Niran wiped the dust off his face as a strong sirocco blew through Valletta.
Niran 擦去臉上的灰塵，一股強勁的西洛可風正吹過瓦萊塔狹窄的街道。
countable use: a + sirocco + verb
During the sirocco, farmers in Sicily keep livestock inside to protect them from the heat.
西洛可風來襲時，西西里的農民會把牲畜關在室內，以免牠們受高溫影響。
the + sirocco as a seasonal phenomenon
Zuri could not sleep because the sirocco turned her bedroom into an oven all night.
西洛可風整夜把 Zuri 的房間變得像烤箱一樣，讓她無法入睡。
A thick layer of Saharan dust covered the cars and rooftops after the sirocco passed.
西洛可風過後，汽車和屋頂上覆蓋了一層厚厚的撒哈拉沙塵。
Unlike the cold, dry mistral, the sirocco brings hot, sandy air from North Africa.
有別於寒冷乾燥的密史脫拉風，西洛可風從北非帶來炎熱且挾帶沙塵的空氣。
- scirocco
alternative spelling of the same word, also used in English
- mistral
a cold, dry wind from France that blows south toward the Mediterranean, opposite in character to the hot sirocco
文法句型
the + sirocco
a + sirocco
用法筆記
Sirocco is often treated as a mass noun but can be countable. It most commonly appears with the definite article when referring to the wind as a recurring climatic event ('The sirocco blows in spring and autumn').