landfall

/ˈlænd.fɔːl/· noun

环境/气候/能源B2

landfall
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Chinese meaning

(风fēng暴bào等děng)登dēng陆lù

(船chuán)靠kào岸àn;(风fēng暴bào)登dēng陆lù

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热rè带dài风fēng暴bào莱lái拉lā抵dǐ达dá夏xià威wēi夷yí海hǎi岸àn登dēng陆lù

Example

Hawaii rarely sees direct hurricane hits—if Lala strengthens, it will be just the third recorded hurricane to make landfall there

夏xià威wēi夷yí很hěn少shǎo直zhí接jiē遭zāo遇yù飓jù风fēng正zhèng面miàn袭xí击jī——如rú果guǒ莱lái拉lā增zēng强qiáng,这zhè将jiāng是shì有yǒu记jì录lù以yǐ来lái第dì三sān个gè在zài当dāng地dì登dēng陆lù的de飓jù风fēng。

Source: Scientific American · 14 Aug 2026

Background ✎

热rè带dài风fēng暴bào莱lái拉lā逼bī近jìn夏xià威wēi夷yí,气qì象xiàng学xué家jiā预yù计jì它tā将jiāng增zēng强qiáng为wèi飓jù风fēng并bìng可kě能néng登dēng陆lù。

Roots · etymology

源自 land(陆地)+ fall(降落)

  • land(陆地)+ fall(降落、到达)

Collocations

  • make landfall / landfall point / hurricane landfall

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