"jetstream" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 急流（大氣）

Definition

急流是一種在高空中的狹窄強風帶。急流會影響天氣，也能幫助飛機順風飛得更快。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「急流」多在氣象或科學語境中使用，像是「極地急流」。僅指大氣中的氣流，不用於水流或陸地流動。

Examples

The jetstream moves quickly high above the earth.

**急流**在地球高空中快速移動。

Pilots use the jetstream to save fuel during long flights.

飛行員利用**急流**在長途飛行時節省燃油。

A strong jetstream can change the weather quickly.

強**急流**能快速改變天氣。

Did you know flying east is faster because of the jetstream?

你知道嗎，往東飛行因為**急流**會更快？

Last night’s storm was caused by a shift in the jetstream.

昨晚的暴風雨是由於**急流**改變引起的。

Meteorologists are tracking the jetstream to predict next week’s weather.

氣象學家正在追蹤**急流**，以預測下週的天氣。