In a storm, you'd much prefer to be under the lee than under the weather.

在暴风雨中，你宁愿待在背风处，也不愿待在恶劣天气下。

The heart of each now grew faint, and our cheeks were pale, for there was but one hope, and that was to find some bay, and so get in the lee of the land.

现在我们每个人心跳微弱，脸颊苍白，因为只有一个希望，那就是找到一个海湾，然后到那片背风处去。

The sheep stayed near the barn, too, for protection.

羊也待在谷仓附近背风处。

Winds on Earth regularly blow in specific directions, and when birds fly with the wind at least partially at their backs, they can greatly increase their flying speed compared with birds flying against the wind.

球上风经常吹向特定方向，当鸟类至少部分背风飞行时，它们飞行速度会比逆风飞行鸟类大大提高。

It's known a bigger storm than hurricane Harvey which devastated parts of Texas and Louisiana last month. Irma is expected to make a land fall on the Leeward Islands.

上月，飓风哈维给德克萨和路易安那部分区带来了毁灭性打击，厄玛比哈维能量更强大。预期这次飓风将在背风群岛登陆。

As I passed to leeward of the galley on my way aft I was approached by the engineer we had rescued. His face was white, his lips were trembling.

在我往后走到厨房背风面时，我们救出机械师来到了我身边。 他脸色苍白，嘴唇在颤抖。

Consider moments in your life when you felt natural and at ease doing certain tasks or activities, as if you were running with the wind at your back.

想想在你生活中，当你做务或活动时感到自然和轻松，就像你在背风奔跑一样。

It's part of the Leeward Island chain and at only 34 square miles, it's the smallest inhabited island to be divided by two countries.

它是背风群岛一部分面积，只有三十四平方英里，它是最小，分属两国，且有人居住岛屿。

It sits in the rain shadow of the Himalayas and receives on average fewer than ten centimeters of rain per year.

此位于喜马拉雅山脉雨影区（高背风面降雨极少较干区域），年平均降雨量不足10厘米。

It's expected to cross the Leeward Islands before closing on the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic late Saturday.

预计它将穿过背风群岛，然后在周六晚时候接近维尔京群岛、波多黎各和多米尼加共和国。

All across these mountains, grizzly bears make their winter dens 10,000 feet up in the deep snow of leeward slopes.

在这山脉中灰熊将巢筑在背风坡厚厚积雪之下。海拔高达三千米。

Before returning down the slip face, it will drink 40% of its body weight.

在回到背风坡上之前，它要喝下百分之四十体重水分。

Turn the ship! Turn to leeward!

转舵 转向背风！

Mr. Lawrence, take us leeward, head us straight for the school.

劳伦先生 转向背风 直接驶向鲸鱼群。

" It's a lee shore, " I laughed, " and I am sure I'd rather be here than arriving, a night like this" .

" 这儿是个背风海岸，" 我笑了，" 在这样风雨夜晚我肯定是愿意待在这儿，而不是在来这儿路上。"

But large waves have begun crashing on the shores of the Leeward Islands on Monday.

但周一，巨浪已经开始冲击背风群岛海岸。

They're also common on the backsides of mountains.

它们也常见于山脉背风面。

Sometimes, a lee is a natural spring flowing under the earth.

有时， 背风处是下流淌天然泉水。

The tunnel entrance on the leeward side stands 1,385 feet above sea level, most of an  Empire State Building, while the entrance on the windward side is 840 feet above sea level, less  of an Empire State Building.

背风侧隧道入口高出海平面 1,385 英尺，相当于帝国大厦高度， 而迎风侧入口高出海平面 840 英尺，比帝国大厦高度还要低。

We were noticing this, and saying how that the mist rose with a change of wind from a certain quarter of our marshes, when we came upon a man, slouching under the lee of the turnpike house.

我们注意到了这一点，并说薄雾是如何随着我们沼泽一部分风变化而上升，当我们遇到一个男人时，他懒洋洋躺在收费公路房子背风下。