| 英语单词 | torpedo |
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| 英美音标 | 英 [tɔː'piːdəʊ] 美 [tɔːr'piːdoʊ] |
| 中文释义 | n.鱼雷 v.用鱼雷破坏;破坏政策或事情等 |
| 英语例句 | (1) The ship was attacked by torpedo. (2) The torpedo homed in on its target. (3) The ship was sunk by an enemy torpedo. (4) He was accused of trying to torpedo the talks. (5) We all accused the union of torpedoing the negotiation. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 那条船遭到鱼雷的攻击。 (2) 鱼雷射向目标。 (3) 这艘船被敌人的鱼雷击沉了。 (4) 他被指责试图破坏会谈。 (5) 我们都谴责工会破坏谈判。 |
| vocabulary简明 | A torpedo is a type of missile or bomb fired underwater. To torpedo is to attack with torpedoes. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Torpedoes are cigar-shaped projectiles that are used to attack other submarines or boats. The word torpedo comes from the name of a kind of electric ray that numbs you with its sting (torpediniformes). Torpedoes can also be used to attack a target on land. When a submarine fires torpedoes, they're torpedoing the target. Torpedoes explode upon impact, and they're very powerful weapons. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]鱼雷;水雷 A torpedo is bomb that is shaped like a tube and that travels under water. 2 [VERB 动词]用鱼雷袭击(或击中、击沉) If a ship is torpedoed, it is hit, and usually sunk, by a torpedo or torpedoes. [ [usu passive]
3 [VERB 动词]故意破坏;使彻底完蛋 If someone torpedoes negotiations or plans, they deliberately prevent them from being completed or from being successful. [V n] [INFORMAL 非正式]
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