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typhoon

/tahy-foon/US // taɪˈfun //UK // (taɪˈfuːn) //

台风,颱风,台湾,泰晤士报

Related Words

cyclone旋风,龙卷风,气旋,旋风式tornado龙卷风,旋风,狂风,龙卷twister龙卷风,漩涡,捻线机,捻线器hurricane飓风,暴风骤雨,飓风来袭,飓风来了storm暴风雨,风暴,暴雨,暴风雪

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Meteorology. a tropical cyclone in the western Pacific Ocean or northern Indian Ocean, having sustained winds of at least 64 knots: typhoons form in waters with surface temperatures of about 80°F, intensifying as temperatures rise.Compare hurricane.
    • : Military. a single-engine British ground attack aircraft of World War II.NATO's name for a class of nuclear-powered Soviet ballistic missile submarine carrying 20 multiwarhead missiles.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounweather event
Synonyms
cyclone旋风,龙卷风,气旋,旋风式hurricane飓风,暴风骤雨,飓风来袭,飓风来了storm暴风雨,风暴,暴雨,暴风雪tornado龙卷风,旋风,狂风,龙卷twister龙卷风,漩涡,捻线机,捻线器

Examples

  • It makes sense for the island nation, which is particularly prone to some of the world’s worst climate disasters, from tsunamis to typhoons.

  • Since Hong Kong is in a typhoon zone, the bridge was built to withstand wind speeds up to 212 miles per hour.

  • In the Philippines case, claims payments to farmers and homeowners arrived electronically in advance of the typhoon, enabling them to flee to safety and protect their assets before the storm hit.

  • The Philippines experienced the strongest typhoon in recorded history this year.

  • He was, in fact, the very first person to text me after he heard of the devastating typhoon that hit the Philippines.

  • Super typhoon Haiyan was a boon to global warming enthusiasts.

  • You can feel compassion for the victim of discrimination or the victim of Typhoon Haiyan or for a drug addict.

  • The night before super typhoon hit I myself was driving pregnant women and mothers with children to the shelters.

  • The men stayed behind in Candahug while the women escaped to higher ground when Typhoon Haiyan moved in.

  • Ang bagyu mauy nakapugdul (nakapapugdul) sa lubi, The typhoon ripped the tops off the coconut trees.

  • The rain was pouring down in sheets, the typhoon was raging furiously, and it seemed a most auspicious time for the attack.

  • The heavy typhoon soon begins to howl and to turn in a circle for two or three days.

  • Filippa inquired: “Why is such a circular storm of the Oriental tropics, called a typhoon?”

  • Blown off my course in a typhoon at night and went smash into this reef ye see here.

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