tornado

英 [tɔːˈneɪdəʊ]

美 [tɔːrˈneɪdoʊ]

n.  龙卷风; 旋风

复数：tornados　

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Collins.1 / BNC.16319 / COCA.6951

牛津词典

noun

• 龙卷风；旋风
  a violent storm with very strong winds which move in a circle. There is often also a long cloud which is narrower at the bottom than the top.

柯林斯词典

• 龙卷风；大旋风
  Atornadois a violent wind storm consisting of a tall column of air which spins round very fast and causes a lot of damage.

英英释义

noun

• a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted
  Synonym:crackcrack cocaine
• a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
  Synonym:twister

双语例句

• I could see a tornado Blowing in the distance.
  我可以看见一阵龙卷风正在远方吹袭着。
• I felt the tornado was right over our house.
  我感到龙卷风正经过我们的家。
• The tornado tore a path a mile wide and four miles long destroying homes and businesses.
  龙卷风路径上撕一英里宽，四英里长摧毁家园和企业。
• And it's not terribly unusual to have multiple vortices within a tornado.
  在一次飓风中有多个涡系并不是非常罕见的。
• I.A tornado struck the farm.
  一场龙卷风侵袭了农场。
• A tornado rocking trees and houses;
  使树木和房屋剧烈摇动的龙卷风；
• When this happens, the rotating air forms a tornado.
  当这种情况发生时，旋转的气流形成了龙卷风。
• So if there's a tornado warning on, it means a tornado is out there somewhere.
  因此，若已提出龙卷风警报，那表示一个龙卷风已在某处。
• The sirens sounded, warning of a tornado.
  警报响了起来，警告飓风要来了。
• A tornado is one of the most violent and destructive whirlwind.
  龙卷风是一种最猛烈、最具破坏性的旋风。