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

• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• Wasn't this crushed by a runaway tornado?
  它不是被失控的龙卷风碾碎了吗？
• 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。