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

• A tornado whirled into town.
  龙卷风刮进了城里。
• A tornado and wildfires fueled by strong winds have caused widespread destruction in the southern United States.
  美国南部遭龙卷风和野火袭击，强风使得灾难更加严重，造成了大范围的破坏。
• I felt the tornado was right over our house.
  我感到龙卷风正经过我们的家。
• A tornado rocking trees and houses;
  使树木和房屋剧烈摇动的龙卷风；
• I reported previously that there was a tornado last summer in my home town.
  我先前报告说在去年夏天的时候我的家乡会有一场龙卷。
• Considered himself lucky that the tornado missed his house; a lucky guess.
  龙卷风放过了他的房屋，他感到自己很幸运；幸运的猜中了。
• 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。
• The tornado raged, but the tall building steadfastly stood its ground.
  龙卷风来了，可这座大厦岿然不动。
• Wasn't this crushed by a runaway tornado?
  它不是被失控的龙卷风碾碎了吗？
• The sirens sounded, warning of a tornado.
  警报响了起来，警告飓风要来了。