单词
cyclone
英 ['sa?kl??n]
美['sa?klon]
基本信息
- n. 旋风；[气象] 气旋；飓风
GRE低频词TEM4TOEFL扩展词汇
词态变化
复数:?cyclones;形容词:?cyclonic;
中文词源
cyclone 旋风
来自cycle,圈。-one，大词后缀。
英文词源
- cyclone (n.)
- 1848, coined by British East India Company official Henry Piddington to describe the devastating storm of December 1789 in Coringa, India; irregularly formed from Greek kyklon "moving in a circle, whirling around," present participle of kykloun "move in a circle, whirl," from kyklos "circle" (see cycle (n.)). Applied to tornados from 1856.
双语例句
- 1. An exceptionally violent cyclone hit the town last night.
- 昨晚异常猛烈的旋风吹袭了那个小镇.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. A tropical cyclone brought heavy rain to the country last week.
- 上周一股热带气旋使该国受到暴雨袭击.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. In 1974 Darwin was devastated by Cyclone Tracy.
- 1974年达尔文被热带气旋特蕾西夷为平地.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. The cyclone brought misery to thousands of people.
- 旋风给成千上万的人带来苦难.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 5. A cyclone in the Bay of Bengal is threatening the eastern Indian states.
- 发生在孟加拉湾的飓风正威胁着印度东部各邦。
来自辞典例句
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