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

• 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。
• 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 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。
• A tornado whirled into town.
  龙卷风刮进了城里。
• The weather system included the state's deadliest tornado in a decade.
  这次气象灾害包括了我国10年来最致命的龙卷风。
• 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。
• 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。
• I felt the tornado was right over our house.
  我感到龙卷风正经过我们的家。
• 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。
• Wasn't this crushed by a runaway tornado?
  它不是被失控的龙卷风碾碎了吗？