"twister" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 龍捲風

Definition

“Twister”是“龍捲風”的非正式說法，指非常強大且旋轉的風暴，會造成嚴重破壞。在美國，也可指一種聚會遊戲。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'twister' 最常在美式英語中口語使用，意指“龍捲風”。也可以指一種桌上遊戲「Twister」。正式場合建議用“tornado（龍捲風）”。

Examples

A strong twister hit the farm last night.

昨晚一個強大的**龍捲風**襲擊了農場。

Have you ever played the game Twister?

你玩過**Twister**遊戲嗎？

The twister destroyed several houses in the small town.

**龍捲風**摧毀了小鎮的幾棟房子。

People ran for cover as the twister approached.

當**龍捲風**靠近時，人們紛紛尋找掩蔽處。

Last summer, we spent hours laughing while playing Twister at Jenny's house.

去年夏天，我們在珍妮家玩**Twister**玩了好幾個小時，笑個不停。

Did you see that huge twister on the news yesterday? It tore up half the county!

你昨天在新聞上看到那個巨大的**龍捲風**了嗎？毀掉了半個郡！