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
- I felt the tornado was right over our house.
我感到龙卷风正经过我们的家。 - A tornado hit on Tuesday night.
星期二晚上发生了一次龙卷风。 - A tornado and wildfires fueled by strong winds have caused widespread destruction in the southern United States.
美国南部遭龙卷风和野火袭击，强风使得灾难更加严重，造成了大范围的破坏。 - 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。 - 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。 - A tornado whirled into town.
龙卷风刮进了城里。 - 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。 - 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。 - I.A tornado struck the farm.
一场龙卷风侵袭了农场。 - 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。