twister
/ˈtwɪstə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · [twˈɪstɚ] /ˈtwɪstər/ (ame, ipa) · [twˈɪstɚ] /ˈtwi-stər How to pronounce twister (audio)/ (ame, mw)
twister — noun
- twistersingular
- twistersplural
1. a violent wind that spins in a tall, narrow column as it moves across the land,
a violent wind that spins in a tall, narrow column as it moves across the land, often causing serious damage to buildings and trees.
Last spring, a powerful twister destroyed several homes in the town where Dario grew up.
collocation: powerful twister
The weather report warned that a twister might form near the highway later this evening.
pattern: a twister might form + location
A powerful twister passed through Ayana's neighborhood, so her family took shelter in the basement.
The twister tore through Paul's farm and completely destroyed his barn.
News reports showed a large twister touching down in an empty field near the city.
- tornado
the standard, more formal term for the same weather event
- cyclone
a broader term for any large-scale rotating storm system; in some regions it refers to hurricanes, not tornadoes
- whirlwind
a smaller, often weaker spinning wind that does not always touch the ground; less destructive than a twister
- funnel cloud
the visible cone-shaped cloud before it reaches the ground; a funnel cloud becomes a twister only when it touches the ground
文法句型
a/the twister + verb
用法筆記
This word is less formal than tornado, but it is widely used in everyday speech and news reporting, especially in American English.