torpedo
- IPA[tôrˈpēdō]
美式
- a cigar-shaped self-propelled underwater missile designed to be fired from a ship or submarine or dropped into the water from an aircraft and to explode on reaching a target.；a firework that explodes on impact with a hard surface.
- attack or sink (a ship) with a torpedo or torpedoes；destroy or ruin (a plan or project)
noun: torpedo, plural noun: torpedoes
- 釋義
- 相關詞
名詞
- 1. a cigar-shaped self-propelled underwater missile designed to be fired from a ship or submarine or dropped into the water from an aircraft and to explode on reaching a target.
- ▪ US a firework that explodes on impact with a hard surface.
- ▪ US a signal placed on a railroad track, exploding as the train passes over it.
- ▪ informal another term for submarine
- ▪ an explosive device lowered into oil wells to clear obstructions.
- 2. an electric ray.
- 3. US informal, dated a gangster hired to commit a murder or other violent act.
動詞
- 1. attack or sink (a ship) with a torpedo or torpedoes the liner was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine
- ▪ destroy or ruin (a plan or project) fighting between the militias torpedoed peace talks
- a tube containing explosives used by infantry for blowing up barriers.
Oxford American Dictionary
- a net made of steel wire, hung in the water round an anchored ship to intercept torpedoes.
Oxford Dictionary
- a net made of steel wire, hung in the water around an anchored ship to intercept torpedoes.
Oxford American Dictionary
- a tube in a submarine or other ship from which torpedoes are fired by the use of compressed air ...
Oxford American Dictionary
- a tube in a submarine or other ship from which torpedoes are fired by the use of compressed air ...
Oxford Dictionary
- a tube containing explosive used by infantry for blowing up wire entanglements or other barriers.
Oxford Dictionary
- a small, fast, light warship armed with torpedoes.
Oxford Dictionary
- a small, fast, light warship armed with torpedoes.
Oxford American Dictionary
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- IPA[tɔːˈpiːdəʊ]
英式
- a cigar-shaped self-propelled underwater missile designed to be fired from a ship or submarine ...
- attack or sink (a ship) with a torpedo or torpedoes: the liner was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine
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