northerly UK ['nɔ:.ðəl.i] US ['nɔ:r.ðɚ.li] adjective ■towards or in the north 向北的;在北方的•They walked in a northerly direction (= towards the north) across the desert.他们向北步行穿过沙漠。 •There are plans to build a hotel on the most northerly (= nearest the north) point of the island.计划在该岛的最北端建一家旅馆。 northerly wind ■a wind that comes from the north 北风 UK ['nɔ:.ðəl.i] US ['nɔ:r.ðɚ.li] noun countable ■a wind that comes from the north 北风 |