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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Should say artful also, I hear of a place has tornado, holding monitor in the arms.
  要说也巧了，我听说有个地方有龙卷风，就抱着显示器去了。
• 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。
• 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。
• Get within the basement, the tornado is coming. A tornado whirled into town.
  进地下室，龙卷风要来了。龙卷风刮进了城里。
• 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。
• 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。