tornado

英 [tɔːˈneɪdəʊ]

美 [tɔːrˈneɪdoʊ]

n.  龙卷风; 旋风

复数：tornados　

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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 felt the tornado was right over our house.
  我感到龙卷风正经过我们的家。
• It's, it's the killer tornado, an absolutely killer tornado that's now crossing.
  这就是杀手龙卷风，一个绝对的杀手龙卷风正在移动。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• A tornado whirled into town.
  龙卷风刮进了城里。
• 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。
• A tornado is a rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground.
  龙卷风是指一个从空气中的雷暴延伸到地面而生成的旋转气柱。