| 单词 | torpedo |
| 释义 | torpedo n. & v. --n (pl. -oes) 1. a a cigar-shaped self-propelled underwater missile that explodes on impact with a ship. b (in full aerial torpedo) a similar device dropped from an aircraft. 2. Zool. an electric ray. 3. US an explosive device or firework. --vtr. (-oes, -oed) 1. destroy or attack with a torpedo. 2. make (a policy, institution, plan, etc.) ineffective or inoperative; destroy. Phrases and idioms torpedo-boat a small fast lightly armed warship for carrying or discharging torpedoes. torpedo-net (or -netting) netting of steel wire hung round a ship to intercept torpedoes. torpedo-tube a tube from which torpedoes are fired. Derivatives torpedo-like adj. Etymology: L, = numbness, electric ray f. torpere be numb |
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