英语词汇“torpedo”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

nounWord forms: plural -does

1.

a cylindrical self-propelled weapon carrying explosives that is launched from aircraft, ships, or submarines and follows an underwater path to hit its target

2. obsolete

a submarine mine

3. US and Canadian

a firework containing gravel and a percussion cap that explodes when dashed against a hard surface

4. US and Canadian

a detonator placed on a railway line as a danger signal

5.

any of various electric rays of the genus Torpedo

verbWord forms: -does, -doing or -doed (transitive)

6.

to hit (a ship, etc) with one or a number of torpedoes

7.

to render ineffective; destroy or wreck

to torpedo the administration's plan

Derived forms

torpedo-like (torˈpedo-ˌlike)

adjective

Word origin

C16: from Latin: crampfish (whose electric discharges can cause numbness), from torpēre to be inactive; see torpid

单词	torpedo
释义	Word Frequency torpedo (tɔːˈpiːdəʊ) nounWord forms: plural -does 1. a cylindrical self-propelled weapon carrying explosives that is launched from aircraft, ships, or submarines and follows an underwater path to hit its target 2. obsolete a submarine mine 3. US and Canadian a firework containing gravel and a percussion cap that explodes when dashed against a hard surface 4. US and Canadian a detonator placed on a railway line as a danger signal 5. any of various electric rays of the genus Torpedo verbWord forms: -does, -doing or -doed (transitive) 6. to hit (a ship, etc) with one or a number of torpedoes 7. to render ineffective; destroy or wreck to torpedo the administration's plan Derived forms torpedo-like (torˈpedo-ˌlike) adjective Word origin C16: from Latin: crampfish (whose electric discharges can cause numbness), from torpēre to be inactive; see torpid
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