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单词 chinook
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chinook
noun[C]
uk
/tʃɪˈnʊk/us
/ʃɪˈnʊk/

chinooknoun[C](WIND)

(alsochinook wind)
awarm,drywindthatblowsfrom themountainsover theflatterlandto theeastinwesternNorthAmerica:
奇努克风（从北美洲西部高山向东吹向平原的干燥暖风）
Coloradooften getsparticularlyhardhitby chinooks.科罗拉多经常受到奇努克风的严重影响。
Thefamouschinookwindblowsconstantlyoff the RockiesrightacrossthispatchofsouthernAlberta.为人所熟知的奇努克风不断从落基山脉吹过这片南亚伯达的土地。
More examples
  • It is a chinook, awindthatracesdown theeasternslopesof the Rockies.
  • InColoradothewindis called a chinook,blowingoff themountains.
  • ACanadianstudyrecentlydemonstratedalinkbetween chinooks and theonsetofmigraines.
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chinooknoun[C](FISH)

(alsoChinook)pluralchinookororchinooks
(alsochinook salmon,Chinook salmon)
afishthat is alargetypeofsalmon(=fishthatliveboth in theseaand inrivers, andswimupriverstoproducetheireggs):
"
The chinook is thelargestPacificsalmon.
Theriverandestuaryprovideanessentialhabitatfor chinooksalmon.
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More examples
  • AlargeChinook is aprizedcatchfor asportingangler.
  • Chinook arenativeto theNorthPacificOcean and theriversystemsofwesternNorthAmerica.
  • Theorcaslike toeatsalmon,particularlychinooks.
  • The Yuba Riversupportsthelargestrunofwildchinooksalmonin thestate.
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  • nurse shark
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  • plaice
  • pollack
  • stickleback
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(Definition ofchinookfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
chinook
noun[C]
uk
/tʃɪˈnʊk/us
/ʃɪˈnʊk/
(alsochinook wind)
awarm,drywindthatblowsfrom themountainsover theflatterlandto theeastinwesternNorthAmerica
奇努克风（从北美洲西部高山向东吹向平原的干燥暖风）
Coloradooften getsparticularlyhardhitby chinooks.科罗拉多经常受到奇努克风的严重影响。
Thefamouschinookwindblowsconstantlyoff the RockiesrightacrossthispatchofsouthernAlberta.为人所熟知的奇努克风不断从落基山脉吹过这片南亚伯达的土地。
More examples
  • It is a chinook, awindthatracesdown theeasternslopesof the Rockies.
  • InColoradothewindis called a chinook,blowingoff themountains.
  • ACanadianstudyrecentlydemonstratedalinkbetween chinooks and theonsetofmigraines.
(alsoChinook)pluralchinookororchinooks
(alsochinook salmon,Chinook salmon)
afishthat is alargetypeofsalmon(=fishthatliveboth in theseaand inrivers, andswimupriverstoproducetheireggs)
"
The chinook is thelargestPacificsalmon.
Theriverandestuaryprovideanessentialhabitatfor chinooksalmon.
More examples
  • AlargeChinook is aprizedcatchfor asportingangler.
  • Chinook arenativeto theNorthPacificOcean and theriversystemsofwesternNorthAmerica.
  • Theorcaslike toeatsalmon,particularlychinooks.
  • The Yuba Riversupportsthelargestrunofwildchinooksalmonin thestate.

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These areas have snowy but mild winters due to the warming effect ofchinookwinds, and cool summers due to their high elevation.
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Winters have periods of moderation, partly due to warming influence from chinooks.
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It forms above the mountain range, usually at the beginning of achinookwind as a result of orographic lifting over the range.
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Winters are generally quite cold, though some areas can experience a phenomenon known as thechinookwind, wherein warm winds raise the winter temperatures temporarily.
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Winters are very cold, thoughchinookwinds may bring brief spring-like conditions in the western regions.
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