| 单词 | tornado |
| 释义 | Word Frequency tornado(tɔːˈneɪdəʊ) nounWord forms: plural -does or -dos 1. Also called: cyclone or (US and Canadian informal) twister a violent storm with winds whirling around a small area of extremely low pressure, usually characterized by a dark funnel-shaped cloud causing damage along its path 2. a small but violent squall or whirlwind, such as those occurring on the West African coast 3. any violently active or destructive person or thing 4. (often capital) a type of dinghy, designed to be crewed by two people Derived forms tornadic (tɔːˈnædɪk) adjective tornado-like (torˈnado-ˌlike) adjective Word origin C16: probably alteration of Spanish tronada thunderstorm (from tronar to thunder, from Latin tonāre), through influence of tornar to turn, from Latin tornāre to turn in a lathe |
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