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the Beau·fort scaleBrE /ˈbəʊfət skeɪl/NAmE /ˈboʊfərt skeɪl/ noun [sing.] a range of numbers used for measuring how strongly the wind is blowing. The lowest number 0 means that there is no wind and the highest number 12 means that there is a hurricane (= a violent storm with very strong winds) 蒲福风级，蒲福风力等级（按风力大小分为 0 至 12 级）◆The storm measured 10 on the Beaufort scale. 这次风暴按蒲福风级测量为 10 级。 ORIGIN From Sir Francis Beaufort, the English admiral who invented it. 源自发明此方法的英格兰海军上将弗朗西斯 · 蒲福爵士 (Sir Francis Beaufort)。 |