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

• 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。
• 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 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 tornado whirled into town.
  龙卷风刮进了城里。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• A tornado is one of the most violent and destructive whirlwind.
  龙卷风是一种最猛烈、最具破坏性的旋风。
• According to that model, we developed "tornado stock portfolio analysis system".
  根据该模型，我们开发了旋风证券组合投资分析系统。
• 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。