twister
/ˈtwɪstə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · [twˈɪstɚ] /ˈtwɪstər/ (ame, ipa) · [twˈɪstɚ] /ˈtwi-stər How to pronounce twister (audio)/ (ame, mw)
twister — 名詞
- twistersingular
- twistersplural
1. a violent wind that spins in a tall, narrow column as it moves across the land,
龍捲風
快速旋轉的空氣柱，常造成破壞
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.
去年春天，一場強勁的龍捲風摧毀了 Dario 長大的小鎮上的好幾棟房屋。
collocation: powerful twister
The weather report warned that a twister might form near the highway later this evening.
氣象報告警告說，今晚稍後可能在高速公路附近形成龍捲風。
pattern: a twister might form + location
A powerful twister passed through Ayana's neighborhood, so her family took shelter in the basement.
一場強勁的龍捲風掃過 Ayana 住的社區，於是她的家人躲進地下室避難。
The twister tore through Paul's farm and completely destroyed his barn.
龍捲風撕裂了 Paul 的農場，把他的穀倉完全摧毀了。
News reports showed a large twister touching down in an empty field near the city.
新聞報導顯示巨大龍捲風在城郊一片空地落地。
- 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.