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单词 cyclone
释义
cyclone
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsaɪ.kləʊn/us
/ˈsaɪ.kloʊn/
aviolenttropicalstorm:
A cyclonesweptacrosstheisland,killingseveralpeople.
picture of cyclone
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windmovingin acirculardirectiontowards anareaoflowatmosphericpressure:
Weatherforecasterssay the cyclone shouldmoveoffshore,bringingdryconditionsonSunday.
Synonym
depression(WEATHER)specialized
picture of cyclone
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More examples
  • Beforestrikingland, the cyclonewreakedhavocatsea.
  • Heclaimedit would beimpossiblefor any cyclone tocreateastormwavewhich couldthreatenthecity.
  • Apowerfulcyclonekilled120,000peoplealong thecoast.
  • ThelatestweatherreportshowstheArcticcyclonepassingto thewestof us.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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  • angrily
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  • blow over
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  • sheet lightning
  • storm cloud
  • tempestuously
  • thunder
  • thundersnow
  • thunderstorm
  • thundery
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  • weather bomb
  • whirlwind
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Wind & winds
Weather & climate - general words
(Definition ofcyclonefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
Examples from literature
  • Her words hurtled like flying missiles in a cyclone.
  • It is as if the storm-clouds within are moving like a whirling cyclone.
  • The cyclone's driving swirl, the storm-tossed seas.
  • The storm raged, and the cyclone overwhelmed the land.
  • There are storms of wind and rain called cyclones.
cyclone
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsaɪ.kləʊn/us
/ˈsaɪ.kloʊn/
aviolenttropicalstormorwindin which theairmovesveryfastin acirculardirection
旋风；气旋；龙卷风

cyclone| American Dictionary

cyclone
noun[C]
us
/ˈsɑɪ·kloʊn/
aviolentand oftendestructivestormin which thewindmovesveryfastin acirculardirection
(Definition ofcyclonefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcyclone

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Their recruitment rates were virtually nil prior to, and 1.6-3.2% for intervals following, the four cyclones.
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Strains having these profiles were randomly selected from differentcycloneaffected areas.
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In the long term, such interactions may caution against pursuing forest management incyclone-prone areas.
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Epidemics from pests and diseases, as well as droughts and cyclones, only made matters worse.
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The structure of the classiccycloneis contained in all introductory texts on meteorology.
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No such significant differences in canopy openness before thecycloneexisted between logged and old-growth forest.
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An imagecycloneis generated near the left-hand wall by the normal flow boundary condition, and thecyclone-anticyclone pair propagates dgwnstream.
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The cyclones are discernably stronger than the anticyclones, implying the presence of a cyclonic shear over the forcing region.
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Dotted lines correspond to cyclones, and solid lines to anticyclones.
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The potential flow is towards the sink position and the creation of acycloneis thus easily explained.
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He attributed this to the passage of acyclone.
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It thus appears that a history of selective logging need not predispose a site to an unnaturally high degree ofcyclonedamage.
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Figure 1 compares canopy openness at the site before and after thecyclone.
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Of the remaining 2030 stems, 129 (6% + 1%) were dead fromcyclonedamage and 506 (25% + 2%) had experienced major damage.
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Thecycloneis created when a mass of warm air intrudes northward into a large mass of cold air.
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