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

  1. 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

    1. 龙卷风;大旋风
      A tornado is a violent wind storm consisting of a tall column of air which spins round very fast and causes a lot of damage.

      双语例句

      1. 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。
      2. 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。
      3. Colorado is part of that, and it's where this tornado showed up on Monday.
        科罗拉多州就是其中的一部分,周一的龙卷风就在这里出现。
      4. 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。
      5. When I saw the tornado, I couldn't move.
        当我看到龙卷风的时候,我无法移动了。
      6. 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。
      7. A tornado rocking trees and houses;
        使树木和房屋剧烈摇动的龙卷风;
      8. A tornado whirled into town.
        龙卷风刮进了城里。
      9. 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。
      10. It's, it's the killer tornado, an absolutely killer tornado that's now crossing.
        这就是杀手龙卷风,一个绝对的杀手龙卷风正在移动。
      11. 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。
      12. 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。
      13. 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。
      14. The sirens sounded, warning of a tornado.
        警报响了起来,警告飓风要来了。
      15. A small tornado passed through this farm and cut across this field.
        一场小龙卷风穿过了农场,横扫了田地。
      16. According to that model, we developed "tornado stock portfolio analysis system".
        根据该模型,我们开发了旋风证券组合投资分析系统。
      17. 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。
      18. I.A tornado struck the farm.
        一场龙卷风侵袭了农场。
      19. Wasn't this crushed by a runaway tornado?
        它不是被失控的龙卷风碾碎了吗?
      20. A tornado hit on Tuesday night.
        星期二晚上发生了一次龙卷风。
      21. 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。
      22. 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。
      23. 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。
      24. I felt the tornado was right over our house.
        我感到龙卷风正经过我们的家。
      25. 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。
      26. 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。
      27. 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。
      28. The tornado tore a path a mile wide and four miles long destroying homes and businesses.
        龙卷风路径上撕一英里宽,四英里长摧毁家园和企业。
      29. 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。
      30. The village was destroyed by the tornado last night.
        这个村庄被昨晚的龙卷风毁坏了。

      英英释义

      noun

      1. a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted

          Synonym:    crackcrack cocaine

        1. a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground

            Synonym:    twister