词族 · waterspout
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中文词源
waterspout 水龙卷
water,水，spout,喷涌。用于指水龙卷。
英语词源
- waterspout (n.)
- late 14c., "drainpipe," from water (n.1) + spout (n.). Meaning "whirlwind on open water" is recorded from 1738.
权威例句
- 1. This artificial hurricane rushed like a waterspout through the air.
- 人造暴风,象龙卷风一样突然窜上高空.
- 2. A waterspout was last seen in Hong Kong on August 13, 2005.
- 香港最近一次在境内出现水龙卷是在2005年8月13日.
- 3. The Itsy Bitsy spider climbed up the waterspout.
- 一只小蜘蛛爬上水龙头.
- 4. A scientist said they were probably picked up by a waterspout or mini - tornado out at sea.
- 科学家说它们很可能是被龙卷风从海上卷来的.