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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Wasn't this crushed by a runaway tornado?
  它不是被失控的龙卷风碾碎了吗？
• 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。
• 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。
• A tornado hit on Tuesday night.
  星期二晚上发生了一次龙卷风。
• The village was destroyed by the tornado last night.
  这个村庄被昨晚的龙卷风毁坏了。
• 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。