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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 16319 COCA: 6951

tornado

noun
/tɔːˈneɪdəʊ/
/tɔːrˈneɪdəʊ/
(plural tornadoes, tornados)
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  1. a violent storm with very strong winds that move in a circle. There is often also a long cloud that is narrower at the bottom than the top.龙卷风；旋风
    • Tornadoes ripped into the southern United States yesterday.昨天龙卷风袭击了美国南部地区。
    • She burst in to the room like a tornado.她像龙卷风一样冲进房间。
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    Collocations The weatherThe weather天气Good weather好天气
    • be bathed in/​bask in/​be blessed with/​enjoy bright/​brilliant/​glorious sunshine沐浴着／享受着明媚的／灿烂的阳光
    • the sun shines/​warms something/​beats down (on something)
    • the sunshine breaks/​streams through something
    • fluffy/​wispy clouds drift across the sky
    • a gentle/​light/​stiff/​cool/​warm/​sea breeze blows in/​comes in off the sea
    • the snow crunches beneath/​under somebody’s feet/​boots
    Bad weather坏天气
    • thick/​dark/​storm clouds form/​gather/​roll in/​cover the sky/​block out the sun
    • the sky darkens/​turns black
    • a fine mist hangs in the air
    • a dense/​heavy/​thick fog rolls in
    • the rain falls/​comes down (in buckets/​sheets)/pours down
    • snow falls/​comes down/​covers something
    • the wind blows/​whistles/​howls/​picks up/​whips through something/​sweeps across something
    • strong/​gale-force winds blow/​gust (up to 80 mph)
    • a storm is approaching/​is moving inland/​hits/​strikes/​rages
    • thunder rolls/​rumbles/​sounds
    • (forked/​sheet) lightning strikes/​hits/​flashes
    • a (blinding/​snow) blizzard hits/​strikes/​blows/​rages
    • a tornado touches down/​hits/​strikes/​destroys something/​rips through something
    • forecast/​expect/​predict rain/​snow/​a category-four hurricane预报有雨／雪／四级飓风
    • (North American English) pour (down)/ (British English) pour (down) with rain下瓢泼大雨
    • get caught in/​seek shelter from/​escape the rain遇上下雨；寻找避雨处；躲雨
    • be covered/​shrouded in mist/​a blanket of fog笼罩在雾霭之中／厚厚的一层雾中
    • be in for/​brave/​shelter from a/​the storm即将遇到／勇敢面对／躲避暴风雨
    • hear rolling/​distant thunder听到隆隆的／远处的雷声
    • be battered/​buffeted by strong winds遭受强风肆虐；被强风吹得左右摇摆
    • (British English) be blowing a gale在刮大风
    • battle against/​brave the elements与恶劣天气搏斗；冒着风雨
    The weather improves天气好转
    • the sun breaks through the clouds
    • the sky clears/​brightens (up)/lightens (up)
    • the clouds part/​clear
    • the rain stops/​lets up/​holds off
    • the wind dies down
    • the storm passes
    • the mist/​fog lifts/​clears
    Extra Examples
    • A powerful tornado touched down in Evansville, Indiana.强龙卷风降临印第安纳州埃文斯维尔。
    • The building was badly damaged in a tornado.这幢建筑物在龙卷风中遭到严重破坏。
    • The group meets every spring to chase tornadoes.该团体每年春天相聚去追逐龙卷风。
    • The town was hit by a tornado last night.该镇昨夜遭到龙卷风袭击。
    • There are tornado watches in effect all across eastern Alabama.整个亚拉巴马州东部都发布了龙卷风预警。
    • Tropical storm Bonnie spawned tornadoes in North Carolina.热带风暴“邦妮”在北卡罗来纳州形成了龙卷风。
    • We had a tornado warning earlier in the evening.刚到傍晚我们就听到了龙卷风警报。
    Topics Weatherb1, The environmentb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • deadly
    • powerful
    • possible
    • …
    tornado + verb
    • hit something
    • strike something
    • come down
    • …
    verb + tornado
    • cause
    • produce
    • spawn
    • …
    tornado + noun
    • warning
    • watch
    • siren
    • …
    preposition
    • in a/​the tornado
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    Word Originmid 16th cent. (denoting a violent thunderstorm of the tropical Atlantic Ocean): perhaps an alteration of Spanish tronada ‘thunderstorm’ (from tronar ‘to thunder’) by association with Spanish tornar ‘to turn’.

Tornado

noun
/tɔːˈneɪdəʊ/
/tɔːrˈneɪdəʊ/
(plural Tornadoes)
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  1. a British military aircraft, used until 2019 by the Royal Air Force. The Tornado was both a fighter (= a plane designed to attack other planes) and a bomber (= a plane that carries and drops bombs).龙卷风：英国军用飞机，一直被皇家空军使用到2019年。龙卷风既是战斗机（是用来攻击其他飞机的飞机），也是轰炸机（是携带炸弹的飞机）。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 16319 COCA: 6951
tornado

noun

ADJECTIVE | TORNADO + VERB | VERB + TORNADO | TORNADO + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤deadly, powerful致命的／強大的龍捲風➤possible可能到來的龍捲風◇McMullen County is expecting a possible tornado.麥克馬倫縣預計可能有龍捲風來襲。TORNADO + VERB➤hit sth, strike sth龍捲風襲擊⋯◇The town was hit by a tornado last night.該鎮昨夜遭到龍捲風襲擊。➤come down, touch down (both especially NAmE) 龍捲風降臨◇A powerful tornado touched down in Evansville, Indiana.強龍捲風降臨印第安納州埃文斯維爾。➤damage sth, destroy sth, devastate sth龍捲風破壞⋯／摧毀⋯／毀滅⋯➤come through (sth), rip through sth, sweep across sth, sweep through sth龍捲風通過（⋯）／猛烈穿過⋯／橫掃⋯／席捲⋯◇A huge tornado ripped through two states.一場巨大的龍捲風猛烈掃過了兩個州。VERB + TORNADO➤cause, produce, spawn (especially NAmE) 引起／產生／形成龍捲風◇Tropical storm Bonnie spawned tornadoes in North Carolina.熱帶風暴“邦妮”在北卡羅來納州形成了龍捲風。➤chase追逐龍捲風◇The group meets every spring to chase tornadoes.該團體每年春天相聚去追逐龍捲風。TORNADO + NOUN➤warning龍捲風警報◇We had a tornado warning earlier in the evening.剛到傍晚我們就聽到了龍捲風警報。➤watch (especially NAmE) 龍捲風預警◇There are tornado watches in effect all across eastern Alabama.整個亞拉巴馬州東部都發佈了龍捲風預警。➤siren龍捲風警報PREPOSITION➤in a/the tornado在龍捲風中◇The building was badly damaged in a tornado.這幢建築物在龍捲風中遭到嚴重破壞。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 16319 COCA: 6951
tornado noun
⇨ storm
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 16319 COCA: 6951
tornado
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