Word · Frequency #23221
torpedoes
鱼雷
torpedoes is the plural of torpedo.
a cylindrical explosive projectile that travels quickly underwater and is used as a weapon
- 1.
An electric ray of the genus Torpedo.
电鳐属的电鳐鱼
- 2.
a professional killer who uses a gun
使用枪支的职业杀手
- 3.
A cylindrical explosive projectile that can travel quickly underwater and is used as a weapon.
一种圆柱形水下快速行进的爆炸性武器
- 4.
a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
一种大型三明治,由纵向剖开的长条硬皮面包卷制成,内夹肉类、奶酪(以及番茄、洋葱、生菜和调味品);在美国不同地区有不同名称
- 5.
A kind of firework in the form of a small ball, or pellet, which explodes when thrown upon a hard object.
一种小球形或颗粒状的烟花,碰到硬物时爆炸
- 6.
an explosive device that is set off in an oil well (or a gas well) to start or to increase the flow of oil (or gas)
一种在油井(或气井)中引爆以启动或增加石油(或天然气)流量的爆炸装置
- 7.
A focal ovoid swelling on the axons of Purkinje cells, observed in several diseases such as essential tremor and spinocerebellar ataxia.
在普肯耶细胞轴突上观察到的卵形肿胀,见于多种疾病
电鳐;长条三明治;潜艇三明治;职业杀手;受雇枪手;摔炮;油井爆破弹
In use
The submarine launched a torpedo at the enemy warship.
The naval museum displays an old torpedo from the twentieth century.
In the simulation, the player fired a torpedo and watched it speed toward the target.
Connections
Collocations
- fire a torpedo
- 发射鱼雷
- The submarine fired a torpedo at the enemy destroyer.潜艇向敌方驱逐舰发射了一枚鱼雷。
- torpedo tube
- 鱼雷发射管
- The torpedo tube was loaded and sealed.鱼雷发射管已装填并密封。
- torpedo boat
- 鱼雷艇
- The torpedo boat moved quickly through the waves.鱼雷艇在波浪中快速行进。
- homing torpedo
- 自导鱼雷
- The destroyer launched a homing torpedo at the submarine.驱逐舰向潜艇发射了一枚自导鱼雷。
- torpedo attack
- 鱼雷攻击
- The convoy survived the torpedo attack.护航队挺过了鱼雷攻击。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
电鳐Torpedo会放电,像水下鱼雷(torpedo)一样攻击;长条潜艇三明治也像鱼雷,记住tor-pe-do重音在pe,看到就想起爆炸声。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:军事报道、历史纪录片、国防技术资料 该词通常指海战武器鱼雷,多用于军事、新闻报道或技术资料等较正式场合;在比喻中也可能出现,但日常口语不常用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的词:libido、credo(常读 /ˈkriːdoʊ/)、tuxedo,重读音节都是 /iː/ 且后续为 /doʊ/。拼写相似的 tornado、tomato、audio 读音不同,重读音节分别在 /neɪ/、/meɪ/、/ɔː/,都不押韵。
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。
Learn the forms together
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