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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
          1. 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

            • When I saw the tornado, I couldn't move.
              当我看到龙卷风的时候,我无法移动了。
            • 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。
            • The winds of tornado are most violent and destructive ones on earth.
              龙卷风通常是世界上最暴力和破坏性最强的风。
            • Get within the basement, the tornado is coming. A tornado whirled into town.
              进地下室,龙卷风要来了。龙卷风刮进了城里。
            • The weather system included the state's deadliest tornado in a decade.
              这次气象灾害包括了我国10年来最致命的龙卷风。
            • 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。
            • A tornado rocking trees and houses;
              使树木和房屋剧烈摇动的龙卷风;
            • 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。
            • A small tornado passed through this farm and cut across this field.
              一场小龙卷风穿过了农场,横扫了田地。
            • The village was destroyed by the tornado last night.
              这个村庄被昨晚的龙卷风毁坏了。