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cyclone

英 ['saɪkləʊn]美 ['saɪklon]

n. 旋风；[气象] 气旋；飓风

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中文词源

cyclone 旋风

来自cycle,圈。-one，大词后缀。

英语词源

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.

权威例句

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.

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.

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.

4. The cyclone brought misery to thousands of people.

旋风给成千上万的人带来苦难.

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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