Word · Frequency #16319
Fully loadedtornados
龙卷风
tornados is the plural of tornado.
A violently rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, often visible as a funnel cloud.
- 1.
A violent wind in the form of a mobile, rapidly rotating, funnel cloud that has contacted the ground.
一种猛烈风暴,呈移动、快速旋转的漏斗云,已接触地面
- 2.
a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
一种局部性、极具破坏性的陆上风暴,特征为漏斗状云柱延伸至地面
- 3.
a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive
一种提纯高效的可卡因,以吸食而非鼻吸方式使用；极易上瘾
强效可卡因；一种猛烈风暴,呈移动、快速旋转的漏斗云,已接触地面；一种局部性、极具破坏性的陆上风暴,特征为漏斗状云柱延伸至地面；一种提纯高效的可卡因,以吸食而非鼻吸方式使用；极易上瘾；旋风
In use
The tornado destroyed several houses in the small town.
Meteorologists warned that a tornado could form later in the afternoon.
Tornadoes are most common in the spring and early summer.
a tornado touches down [somewhere]
A tornado touched down near the town.
一场龙卷风在镇子附近着陆了。
tornado warning
The weather service issued a tornado warning.
气象局发布了龙卷风警报。
be caught in a tornado
Many people were caught in the tornado.
Connections
Collocations
- tornado warning
- 龙卷风警报
- The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for the area.国家气象局对该地区发布了龙卷风警报。
- tornado watch
- 龙卷风监视
- We are under a tornado watch until midnight.我们处于龙卷风监视状态直到午夜。
- tornado damage
- 龙卷风破坏
- The tornado damage was extensive.龙卷风造成的破坏非常严重。
- tornado shelter
- 龙卷风避难所
- Everyone went to the tornado shelter when the siren sounded.警报响起时，所有人都去了龙卷风避难所。
- tornado alley
- 龙卷风走廊
- Oklahoma is located in Tornado Alley.俄克拉荷马州位于龙卷风走廊。
- tornado outbreak
Learner notes
Memory Tip
tornado 发音像“拖你斗”，想象龙卷风拖着你在空中旋转打斗，非常危险。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：气象学、新闻报道 此义项指气象学中的龙卷风，属于中性用语，在正式和日常交流中均常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common words rhyme perfectly with 'tornado' (stressed vowel /eɪ/, ending /doʊ/). Words like 'avocado' and 'desperado' share the spelling ending '-ado' but have different stress (primary on the third syllable, /kɑː/ and /rɑː/ respectively). 'Tomato' and 'potato' share the same stressed vowel /eɪ/ and a similar ending /toʊ/, but the consonant differs (/t/ vs /d/), so they are near-rhymes, not perfect.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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