单词 | tornado |
释义 | tornado[tɒ:'neidəu]n. 旋风, 龙卷风, 大雷雨 tornado tor.na.do AHD: [tôr-n³“d½] D.J. [t%86ne!d*&]K.K. [t%r6nedo]n.(名词) 【复数】 tor.na.does 或 tor.na.dos 1. A rotating column of air usually accompanied by a funnel-shaped downward extension of a cumulonimbus cloud and having a vortex several hundred yards in diameter whirling destructively at speeds of up to 500 miles (800 kilometers) per hour.龙卷风,陆龙卷:一种纵向的气旋,伴随有倒漏斗形的积雨云,涡流直径达几百码,以每小时五百英里(八百公里)的速度移动,其旋转具有极大的毁坏性2. A violent thunderstorm in western Africa or nearby Atlantic waters.大雷飑:西非或其附近大西洋水域上的猛烈雷雨风暴3. A whirlwind or hurricane.旋风或飓风语源:1. Alteration perhaps influenced by Spanish tornar [to turn] 可能受 西班牙语 tornar的影响 [旋转] 2. of Spanish tronada [thunderstorm] 西班牙语 tronada的变化 [雷雨风暴] 3. from tronar [to thunder] 源自 tronar [打雷] 4. from Latin ton³re * see (s)ten…- 源自 拉丁语 ton³re *参见 (s)ten…- 继承用法:torna“dic AHD: [-n³“d¹k, -n²d“¹k] (形容词) |
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