tornado
英 [tɔːˈneɪdəʊ]
美 [tɔːrˈneɪdoʊ]
n. 龙卷风; 旋风
复数：tornados
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
- a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - The sirens sounded, warning of a tornado.
警报响了起来，警告飓风要来了。 - The National Weather Service has reported several tornado sightings in Illinois.
美国国家气象局报道说在伊利诺伊州出现了几次龙卷风。 - I.A tornado struck the farm.
一场龙卷风侵袭了农场。 - The village was destroyed by the tornado last night.
这个村庄被昨晚的龙卷风毁坏了。 - I felt the tornado was right over our house.
我感到龙卷风正经过我们的家。 - Wasn't this crushed by a runaway tornado?
它不是被失控的龙卷风碾碎了吗？