Something put in place to stop or slow the wind and protect what is behind it. Most often it is a line of trees or thick bushes planted along the edge of a field, which farmers use to stop strong wind from drying the soil, blowing the earth away, or damaging crops and young plants. It can also be a fence, a wall, or a hedge doing the same job around a house or garden.

Something put in place一種被放置在那裡的東西 to stop or slow the wind用來擋住或減緩風勢 and protect what is behind it並保護它後面的東西。 Most often it is a line of trees or thick bushes它最常是一排樹或濃密的灌木叢 planted along the edge of a field種在田地邊緣， which farmers use農民用它 to stop strong wind from drying the soil來阻止強風把土壤吹乾、 blowing the earth away把泥土吹走、 or damaging crops and young plants或損害作物和幼苗。 It can also be a fence, a wall, or a hedge它也可以是圍籬、牆，或樹籬， doing the same job around a house or garden在房子或花園四周做著同樣的工作。

In Britain there is a second everyday use that visitors find charming: a windbreak is a long strip of cloth held up by wooden poles that families push into the sand at the beach, making a small three-sided shelter to sit behind. British beaches are windy, so this is a familiar summer sight.

In Britain there is a second everyday use在英國還有第二種日常用法 that visitors find charming讓外地訪客覺得很有意思： a windbreak is a long strip of clothwindbreak是一長條布 held up by wooden poles由木樁撐起來 that families push into the sand at the beach一家人把它插進海灘的沙裡， making a small three-sided shelter to sit behind做出一個三面圍起來、可以躲在後面坐的小遮蔽處。 British beaches are windy英國的海灘風很大， so this is a familiar summer sight所以這是夏天常見的景象。

The word is a countable noun — one windbreak, several windbreaks — and it is a calm, practical word with no special feeling attached; you meet it in farming writing, gardening advice, and holiday talk.

The word is a countable noun這個字是可數名詞 —— one windbreak, several windbreaks一個 windbreak，好幾個 windbreaks —— and it is a calm, practical word而且它是個平實、實用的字 with no special feeling attached沒有帶什麼特別的情緒； you meet it in farming writing你會在農業寫作裡看到它、 gardening advice園藝建議裡、 and holiday talk還有假期閒聊裡都看得到。

Do not confuse it with 'windbreaker', which in American English is a light jacket that keeps the wind out (British speakers usually call that a windcheater or just a light jacket). The verb phrase 'break the wind' can mean to stop the wind, but be careful — 'break wind' on its own is a polite way of saying that someone has passed gas, so keep to the noun 'windbreak' and you will be safe.

Do not confuse it with 'windbreaker'不要把它跟 'windbreaker' 搞混， which in American English is a light jacket that keeps the wind out在美式英語裡那是一件擋風的薄外套 (British speakers usually call that a windcheater or just a light jacket英國人通常叫它 windcheater，或就叫薄外套)。 The verb phrase 'break the wind'動詞片語 'break the wind' can mean to stop the wind可以指擋風， but be careful但要小心 —— 'break wind' on its own'break wind' 單獨用 is a polite way of saying that someone has passed gas是委婉說某人放屁的講法， so keep to the noun 'windbreak'所以還是用名詞 'windbreak'， and you will be safe就安全了。