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cyclone是什么意思

cyclone

英 ['saɪkləʊn] 美 ['saɪklon]
  • n. 旋风;[气象] 气旋;飓风

cyclone 中文词源


cyclone 旋风

来自cycle,圈。-one,大词后缀。

cyclone 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.

cyclone 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。

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