a channel through which water is discharged (especially one used for drainage from the gutters of a roof)
a heavy rain 同义词：downpour, cloudburst, deluge, torrent, pelter, soaker,
a tornado passing over water and picking up a column of water and mist
A waterspout is an intense columnar vortex (usually appearing as a funnel-shaped cloud) that occurs over a body of water, connected to a cumuliform cloud. In the common form, it is a non-supercell tornado over water.
例句与用法
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This artificial hurricane rushed like a waterspout through the air . 人造暴风，象龙卷风一样突然窜上高空。
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Waterspouts are most commonly seen in june and july 水龙卷在六月和七月最常见。
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In hong kong , a waterspout was last spotted on 5 july 2005 最近一次在香港境内出现水龙卷是在2005年7月5日。
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In hong kong , a waterspout was last spotted on 1 july 2003 最近一次在香港境内出现水龙卷是在今年七月一日。
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A waterspout occurs over water , and tornado is its equivalent over land 水龙卷发生在水面，在陆地时就是龙卷风。
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A waterspout formed over the tathong channel during the passage of durian 榴?影响香港期间，蓝塘海峡出现了水龙卷。
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There have been reports of small boats capsizing in nearby waters on encountering waterspouts 在海上曾经有小型船只遇到水卷而沉没。
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A scientist said they were probably picked up by a waterspout or mini - tornado out at sea 科学家说它们很可能是被龙卷风从海上卷来的。
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On average , there is one report of tornadoes or waterspouts every one to two years 卷风及雹暴在香港并不常见，平均每一至两年才出现一次。
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People on small boats on the open sea should watch out for the approach of squalls or waterspouts 海上的小艇应小心提防狂风或水龙卷袭击。
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