cyclone
英 ['sa?kl??n]
美['sa?klon]
- n. 旋風(fēng)；[氣象] 氣旋；颶風(fēng)
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?cyclones;形容詞:?cyclonic;
中文詞源
cyclone 旋風(fēng)來自cycle,圈。-one，大詞后綴。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. An exceptionally violent cyclone hit the town last night.
- 昨晚異常猛烈的旋風(fēng)吹襲了那個小鎮(zhèn).
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. A tropical cyclone brought heavy rain to the country last week.
- 上周一股熱帶氣旋使該國受到暴雨襲擊.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. In 1974 Darwin was devastated by Cyclone Tracy.
- 1974年達(dá)爾文被熱帶氣旋特蕾西夷為平地.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The cyclone brought misery to thousands of people.
- 旋風(fēng)給成千上萬的人帶來苦難.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. A cyclone in the Bay of Bengal is threatening the eastern Indian states.
- 發(fā)生在孟加拉灣的颶風(fēng)正威脅著印度東部各邦。
來自辭典例句