tornadoes n. 龙卷风(tornado的复数)
- Some counties in mid-west America have declared a state of emergency due to rainstorms and tornadoes.
近日,受持续的风暴和龙卷风影响,美国中西部的部分地区宣布进入紧急状态。 - Tornadoes and storms have been blamed for at least 23 deaths in three states including at least 14 in Missouri.
龙卷风和暴风在3个周至少造成了23人死亡,其中包括至少在密苏里州遇难的14人。 - Scientists don't completely understand how or when tornadoes form, but they do know a supercell like this one can produce a twister, if conditions are right.
科学家们现在还不清楚龙卷风是如何以及何时形成的,不过他们发现,一旦条件具备,像这样的“超级风胞”就能够产生龙卷风。
Tornado \Tor*na"do\, n.; pl. {Tornadoes}. [From Sp. or Pg.
tornar to turn, return, L. tornare to turn, hence, a whirling
wind. The Sp. & Pg. tornada is a return. See {Turn}.]
A violent whirling wind; specifically (Meteorol.), a tempest
distinguished by a rapid whirling and slow progressive
motion, usually accompaned with severe thunder, lightning,
and torrents of rain, and commonly of short duration and
small breadth; a small cyclone.