Squall 是一个名词和动词,主要有两个含义:
/skwɔːl/
The fishing boats returned to the harbor before the squall hit the coast.
渔船在暴风袭击海岸之前返回了港口。
As the sudden squall swept across the open sea, the experienced captain ordered the crew to secure the sails and brace themselves against the howling wind and driving rain.
当突如其来的飑掠过开阔的海面时,经验丰富的船长命令船员收好船帆,做好迎击狂风暴雨的准备。
squall 一词最早出现于17世纪,可能源自斯堪的纳维亚语,与瑞典语 sqval(意为"急流的水")有关。作为"突然的暴风"之意,该词反映了北欧航海文化中对海上天气变化的关注。而"尖叫"的含义则可能是独立发展而来,模拟了风暴中刺耳的声响以及婴儿啼哭的声音,两者在听感上有相似之处。