| 单词 | waterspout |
| 释义 | waterspout noun[C] mainlyUSuk/ˈwɔː.tə.spaʊt/us/ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ.spaʊt/atornado(=violentlyspinningcolumnofair)filledwithwaterthatformsover thesea 海龙卷，水龙卷（海上的一种强旋风暴）Precipitation: stormy weather
Examplesofwaterspoutwaterspout Ships in the vicinity of an under-water thermo-nuclear explosion would be subjected to awaterspoutprobably three-quarters of a mile to a mile in width. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In that two-apartment house there are five adults and five juveniles, and it is only within recent weeks that awaterspouthas been put near the place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The squall line contains heavy precipitation, hail, frequent lightning, strong straight line winds, and possibly tornadoes and waterspouts. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Scud clouds can often be mistaken for a developing tornado, landspout, orwaterspout. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Fair-weather waterspouts occur in coastal waters and are associated with dark, flat-bottomed, developing convective cumulus towers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Although rare, waterspouts have been observed in connection with lake-effect snow precipitation bands. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.More than onewaterspoutcan occur in the same vicinity at the same time. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.After falling asleep at the helm of his ship, he's caught in a freak storm and the boat is overwhelmed by awaterspout. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Between these pilasters are five granite slabs, with the ironwaterspoutlocated in the second slab. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Strong horizontal winds cause waterspouts to dissipate, destroying the concentration of the updrafts. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They are similar to waterspouts in appearance and structure, analogous to a fair weatherwaterspoutover land. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thewaterspoutlikely remained on the water for nearly 20 minutes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In contrast, tornadic waterspouts are stronger tornadoes over water. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thewaterspoutproceeded to strike several other boats with weaker winds. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The whale is too seriously wounded to dive beneath the surface, and eventually dies, just as another storm approachesthis time with awaterspout. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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