anticyclone

UK:  [.ænti'saɪkləʊn]

US:  [.æntaɪ'saɪ.kloʊn]

复数：anticyclones  

n.

1.高压

2.离心旋风

3.【气象学】反气旋;高气压

1 . when the air pressure in a region is higher than its surrounding , it is called an anticyclone or an area of high pressure.
当地区的大气压力比其外围高时，便称之为反气旋或高气压。

2 . in the northern ( southern ) hemisphere , the air around an anticyclone moves in a clockwise ( counterclockwise ) direction.
在北（南）半球，反气旋附近的气流是顺时针（逆时针）方向运行的。

3 . Tianjin's climate is characterized by hot, humid summers, due to the monsoon, and dry, cold winters, due to the Siberian anticyclone.
天津市的气侯，夏天受季风影响以湿热为主，冬天受西伯利亚高气压影响则以寒冷干燥为主。

4 . We expect fine weather due to an anticyclone over the Irish Sea.
因为在爱尔兰海上空有反气旋的存在，所以我们希望有一个好天气。

5 . This bending of the Kuroshio favors the formation of the anticyclone eddy in the east of the Luzon strait.
该弯曲有利于吕宋海峡东侧形成一个反气旋涡旋。