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torpedo/tɔ:ˈpi:dəʊ/ n. & v.●n. (pl. -oes) 1a a cigar-shaped self-propelled underwater missile that explodes on impact with a ship 鱼雷，水雷(雪茄状的自动力水下导弹，碰到船就会爆炸) b (in full 全称 aerial torpedo) a similar device dropped from an aircraft (从飞机上扔下的)空投鱼雷 2 Zool. an electric ray 【动】电鳐 3 US a type of explosive device or firework [美]爆炸装置；掼炮烟花，爆竹 ●v. tr. (-oes, -oed) 1 destroy or attack with a torpedo 用鱼雷击毁(或袭击) 2 make (a policy, institution, plan, etc.) ineffective or inoperative; destroy 使(政策、机构、计划等)无效；破坏；摧毁 □ torpedo-like adj.[Latin, = numbness, electric ray, from torpēre ‘be numb’] |