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

• 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 tornado destroyed two houses near tulsa.
  这场龙卷风摧毁了靠近塔尔萨的两栋房屋。
• The sirens sounded, warning of a tornado.
  警报响了起来，警告飓风要来了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• A tornado hit on Tuesday night.
  星期二晚上发生了一次龙卷风。
• A tornado whirled into town.
  龙卷风刮进了城里。
• Colorado is part of that, and it's where this tornado showed up on Monday.
  科罗拉多州就是其中的一部分，周一的龙卷风就在这里出现。
• 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。