"waterspout" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 海龙卷
• 喷水管（屋檐雨水管，较少用作气象）

Definition

海龙卷是指在水面上形成的旋转空气和水雾柱，类似水上的龙卷风。也可以指将雨水从建筑物引出的排水管。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常指水面上的龙卷风（台风的弱版），在民用建筑中偶尔指屋檐下的排水管。注意与“台风”或“下水管”区分开来，具体含义看上下文。

Examples

A waterspout formed over the lake during the storm.

暴风雨时，湖面上出现了一个**海龙卷**。

Have you ever seen a waterspout at the beach?

你在海滩见过**海龙卷**吗？

The old house had a broken waterspout on the roof.

那座老房子的屋顶上有个坏了的**喷水管**。

They had to cancel the boat tour because a massive waterspout was spotted nearby.

他们不得不取消游船，因为附近发现了一个巨大的**海龙卷**。

You could actually hear the wind howling inside the waterspout as it moved across the sea.

你可以听到风在**海龙卷**里呼啸着穿越大海。

After the rain, water poured out from the waterspout by the front door.

雨后，门前的**喷水管**流出很多水。