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

• 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 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 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。
• And it's not terribly unusual to have multiple vortices within a tornado.
  在一次飓风中有多个涡系并不是非常罕见的。
• 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。
• 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 whirled into town.
  龙卷风刮进了城里。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。