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。
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 ExamplesTopics Weatherb1, The environmentb1A 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deadly
- powerful
- possible
- …
- hit something
- strike something
- come down
- …
- cause
- produce
- spawn
- …
- warning
- watch
- siren
- …
- in a/the tornado
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’.
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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）。
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