tornado
/tɔːˈneɪdəʊ/noun
(pl. -oes 或-os)
1- a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system龙卷风。
1.1
- figurative a person or thing characterized by violent or devastating action or emotion〈喻〉极具破坏力的人（或物）, 情感火爆的人：
a tornado of sexual confusion.
惊世骇俗的性乱。
派生词
tornadic
/-ˈnædɪk/ adjective词源
mid 16th cent. (denoting a violent thunderstorm of the tropical Atlantic Ocean)： perhaps an alteration of Spanish tronada 'thunderstorm' （from tronar 'to thunder'） by association with Spanish tornar 'to turn'.