tornado
[tɔ:'neidəu]
n.龙卷风, 飓风, 旋风
例句与用法:
A tornado or lesser whirlwind occurring over water and resulting in a funnel-shaped whirling column of air and spray.
海龙卷水上生成的飓风或稍弱之旋风,形成漏斗状旋转的空气柱和水柱
The tornado cut a swath through the town.
龙卷风袭击该镇,留下一长条破坏的痕迹。
The entire village was obliterated by the tornado.
整个村庄被龙卷风摧毁了。
词形变化:
形容词: tornadic | 名词复数: tornadoes |
n.[C]
1. 龙卷风; 旋风; 飓风
A tornado whirled into town.
龙卷风刮进了城里。
2. (非洲西部的)大雷飑
tornado
名词复数:tornadoes, tornados
词形变化:
形容词: tornadic | 名词复数: tornadoes |
词义辨析:
同义:
n.旋风; 暴风(雨)
whirlwind
gale
hurricane
windstorm
blizzard
tempest
squall
同义参见:
typhoon
tornado[tɔ:'neidəu]n.1.■[美国英语]【气象学】龙卷风;陆卷风2.■旋风;飓风;猛烈的风暴[参较 water-spout]3.■(非洲的)大雷飑4.■极具破坏性的人(或物)5.■(喝彩、责骂声等的)猛烈爆发变形n.tornadoestornados
tornadotornado[tɔ:ˈneidəu]n.(pl. tornadoes, tornados)1.■【气】陆龙卷, 飓[旋]风, 龙卷风2.■猛烈的爆发, 大批袭来3.■精力充沛的人4.■激流; 河水暴涨tornado belt龙卷风带tornado cellar[美]避难所
继承用法-dic[tɔ:ˈnædik]adj.1.■飓风的, 龙卷风似的tornadolikeadj.
[tɔːˈneɪdəʊ]
(pl. -oes 或 -os)
- a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system
龙卷风
■(figurative)a person or thing characterized by violent or devastating action or emotion
(喻)极具破坏力的人(或物)
a tornado of sexual confusion.
惊世骇俗的性乱。
tornadic
[-ˈnadɪk]
adjective
语源
- mid 16th cent. (denoting a violent thunderstorm of the tropical Atlantic Ocean): perhaps an alteration of Spanish tronada 'thunderstorm' (from tronar 'to thunder') by association with Spanish tornar 'to turn'
tornado
名词 tornado:
a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
同义词:twister
a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted
同义词:crack
tornado
■"We found him lodged between the door and the screen during the big tornado of'25,"said my brother.
"1925年那次大龙卷风过后,我们发现它夹在门和纱门之间,"我哥哥回答说。
■Residents survey the damage following a tornado in 1936 Gainesville, Georgia.
1936年,乔治亚州,盖恩斯维尔,飓风龙卷风过后,当地居民在检查损失情况。
■The wind speed of a 1999 tornado that hit near Oklahoma City was recorded at an 2)astonishing 509 km/hr.
1999年一场侵袭奥克拉荷马市附近的龙卷风,风速纪录惊人,每小时高达509公里。
■LG's all know how to point, and Ling Man, Tornado 100,125, the other not.
LG的都知道怎么点了,灵满,龙卷100,125,其它随便。
■"It looks as if a tornado swept through your room.
“好像有龙卷风席卷过你的房间。”
■"Boys,where did you get this dog?" asked the hobo."We found him lodged between the door and the screen during the big tornado of '25,said my brother.
“孩子们,你们从哪儿弄来这条狗的?”流浪汉问道。“1925年那次大龙卷风过后,我们发现它夹在门和纱门之间,”我哥哥回答说。
■Do you know the difference between a woman and a tornado?
“知道女人和龙卷风的区别吗?”
■A medium tornado can turn over cars, take off walls, or pull out trees.
一个中等强度的龙捲风可以弄翻汽车、吹走墙壁或者把树木拔起。
■A deadly tornado, which took the lives of eight people, has left a massive amount of damage in North Carolina.
一场卷走了八个人的性命的灾难性的飓风,使得美国北卡罗来纳州的损失惨重。
■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。
■A ferocious tornado catapults a young girl down a yellow brick road and across the paths of Scarecrow, Tin Woodsman, and Cowardly Lion.
一场猛烈的飓风,将一名年轻的小女孩吹入一条用黄色砖块砌成的路上,途中巧遇稻草人,森林锡人,以及胆小的狮子,但小女孩只想要快点回到她原本的家。
■The devastation across central Florida from a tornado and storm is severe and widespread.
一场龙卷风席卷了佛罗里达州,造成了严重的,大规模的毁坏。
■Uprooted trees and fallen power poles lay in a heap after a tornado swept through Americus, Georgia.
一场龙卷风肆虐乔治亚州阿梅里克斯市后,连根拔起的树木和倒下的电杆积压成堆。
■In Arkansas, at least one person is dead after an apparent tornado went the eastern part of the state.
一场龙卷风袭击了阿肯色州东部,造成了最少一人死亡。
■A group of Boy Scouts have been praised for coming to each other's aid after a tornado struck their western Iowa camp.
一群童子军被赞扬,因为在龙卷风袭击他们所在西阿华州营地后的互相帮助。
■A tornado ravaged the countryside.
一阵摧毁了乡村的龙卷风
■The ruin of the house was caused by a violent tornado.
一阵猛烈的旋风把房屋卷倒了。
■Funerals started today for2 of the8 students who died in last week's Alabama tornado.
上周,8名学生死于阿拉巴马的龙卷风,今天举行了其中两名学生的葬礼。
■Experts say that storm-chasing is tiring work: on average, it takes10 days of driving to catch one single minute of tornado watching.
专家说追逐风暴是很累人的工作:平均起来,要开十天的车才能获得一分钟观察龙卷风的机会。
■We then talked to a lady who said her family was thrown along with the house by the tornado.
之后,我们又和一位女士谈话,她的家人和房子均被卷风抛出去。
■A rapidly rotating, generally vertical column of air, such as a tornado, dust devil, or waterspout .
人造暴风,象龙卷风一样突然窜上高空。
■Funerals started today for two of the eight students who died in last week's Alabama tornado.
今天开始为在上星期亚拉巴马龙卷风中死亡的8名学生办丧礼。
■A hurricane heading North from the Gulf of Mexico meets a tornado over Chicago. The new superstorm wreaks havoc.
从北部墨西哥湾的飓风正横扫芝加哥。超级飓风正在形成。
■From the beginning of time, East Islip, Long Island, New York State, never had a tornado before.
从最先前的时候,沿着纽约州东部的艾丝立普从来就没有过龙卷风。
■It isn't the wind of tornado you see. It's the havoc it creates.
但你看到的并不是龙卷风的气流,你看到的是它制造的灾难。
■A home may be destroyed by fire, damaged by lightning, or leveled by a tornado.
住宅可能遭火灾烧毁、雷电袭击受损或被龙卷风夷为平地。
■You want another round of tornado juice?
你再来一杯威士忌好吗?
■You know tornado? Also a big wind.
你知道龙卷风?也是一种大风。
■Use the tornado to engulf houses, buildings, and even power plants!
使用龙卷风席卷房屋,建筑物,甚至电厂!
■For example, the British took "typhoon" from Chinese, while the Americans took "tornado" from Spanish.
例如,英国人从汉语中吸取了”typhoon”(台风)一词,而美国人从西班牙语中吸取了”tornado”(龙卷风)一词。
■A tornado touches down near Elie, Manitoba, Canada on June 22, 2007.
六月二十二日,龙捲风降临加拿大曼尼托巴省的艾利镇。
■Specifically, the tornado is tremendous energy in thunderstorms a small part in a small area on a form of release.
具体的说,龙卷风就是雷暴巨大能量中的一小部分在很小的区域内集中释放的一种形式。
■Centuries ago,this deserted place was a flourishing town,but a tornado is said to have wiped it out.
几个世纪前,这片荒芜的地方曾是一座繁荣的小镇,可据说一场龙卷风扫平了它。
■Whthin seconds a tornado can uproot trees.
几秒钟内,龙卷风就能连根拔起大树。
■You're a sitting duck if you stand outside during a tornado.
刮着龙卷风时,你站在外面是很危险的。
■You’re a sitting duck if you stand outside during a tornado.
刮着龙卷风时,你站在外面是很危险的。
■A ferocious tornado attacked the city not long ago, and caused serious damage.
前不久,这个城市遭受了龙卷风的狂烈袭击,损失很严重。
■The strong gale of the tornado blew away the roofs of the Indian villagers in the mountains, and even toppled their houses.
卷风也以其强势的风暴掀起丛林山区印地安村民的屋顶或是造成房屋倒蹋。
■A tornado is a fast rotating column of air extending from thunder clouds to the ground.
卷风是一快速旋转的气团,自雷雨云伸展至地面。
■Another tornado death in Greensburg, Kansas.This one, a police officer rushing to warn residents.
又一起龙卷风造成的死亡事故发生在肯萨斯州格林堡,这次不幸降临到一个去警告居民的警察身上。
■Twin-tube into the trachea + German Tornado MANN-HUMMEL air filter.
双管旋风进气管+德国MANN-HUMMEL空滤器。
■OH NO!!! There is a tornado coming... some distance from the horse. You have 3 options: (i) run and hide in the box?
哦,不!离马很近的地方突然刮起了一阵龙卷风。你三种选择。(1)跑过去藏在箱子里?
■Oh! It's a tornado! Send distress signal now and put the alarm on!
啊!噢,这是飓风灾难,快发求救信号。快拉上警报。
■B: Oh, my. Oh, dear. This place is filthy. It looks like it's been hit by a tornado!
喔,妈呀,天啊。这个地方真脏乱。看起来就像被龙卷风扫过一样!
■Pictured above is one of the better images yet recorded of a waterspout , a type of tornado that occurs over water.
图为上面是一个更好的图像还记录了水 ,一个类型的龙卷风发生在水面。
■Strong winds toppling some homes, all an apparent tornado damaged a shopping mall in Tupelo, Mississippi.
在密西西比州的图珀洛,强风摧毁一些房屋,另外,一场明显可见的龙卷风破坏了一个购物中心。
■In Missouri, a possible tornado may have hit a trailer, causing two deaths.
在密西里,龙卷风袭击了一辆拖车,造成两人死亡。
■A tornado that takes place over the ocean or any other large body of water is called a waterspout.
在海洋上或任何其他广大的水面上发生的龙捲风,叫做海上的龙捲风。
■In the world of American folk tales, almost anything can happen: A cowboy rides a tornado without a saddle .
在美国民间传说的世界中,几乎任何事都可能发生:一位牛仔可以不用马鞍而骑在龙捲风上;
■Skywalker was a storm cloud, flickering with dangerous light ning, building the rotation that threatens a tornado.
天行者则是一团风暴乌云,闪烁着危险的电光,酝酿着极具威胁的高速翻卷的龙卷风暴。