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 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。 - 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 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Wasn't this crushed by a runaway tornado?
它不是被失控的龙卷风碾碎了吗？ - 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。 - 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。 - 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。