torpedo 音标拼音: [tɔrp'id
, o]
n . 水雷,地雷
vt . 用鱼雷袭击,破坏
水雷,地雷用鱼雷袭击,破坏
torpedo n 1 :
a professional killer who uses a gun [
synonym : {
gunman },
{
gunslinger }, {
hired gun }, {
gun }, {
gun for hire },
{
triggerman }, {
hit man }, {
hitman }, {
torpedo }, {
shooter }]
2 :
a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (
and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments );
different names are used in different sections of the United States [
synonym : {
bomber },
{
grinder }, {
hero }, {
hero sandwich }, {
hoagie }, {
hoagy }, {
Cuban sandwich }, {
Italian sandwich }, {
poor boy }, {
sub },
{
submarine }, {
submarine sandwich }, {
torpedo }, {
wedge }, {
zep }]
3 :
an explosive device that is set off in an oil well (
or a gas well )
to start or to increase the flow of oil (
or gas )
4 :
a small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper ;
explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface 5 :
a small explosive device that is placed on a railroad track and fires when a train runs over it ;
the sound of the explosion warns the engineer of danger ahead 6 :
armament consisting of a long cylindrical self -
propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target 7 :
any sluggish bottom -
dwelling ray of the order Torpediniformes having a rounded body and electric organs on each side of the head capable of emitting strong electric discharges [
synonym :
{
electric ray }, {
crampfish }, {
numbfish }, {
torpedo }]
v 1 :
attack or hit with torpedoes marine mine \
ma *
rine "
mine `\,
n . (
Mil .)
A military explosive device designed to be placed on or under the surface of a body of water ,
and to explode when ships pass nearby or come in contact with it .
Its function is to destroy enemy ships or deny hostile naval forces access to certain areas of the sea ,
usually near the shoreline .
Also called {
underwater mine }
and {
floating mine },
and previously referred to as a {
torpedo } (
See {
torpedo }[
2 ]
(
a ) ).
[
PJC ]
Mine \
Mine \,
n . [
F .,
fr .
LL .
mina .
See {
Mine },
v .
i .]
[
1913 Webster ]
1 .
A subterranean cavity or passage ;
especially :
(
a )
A pit or excavation in the earth ,
from which metallic ores ,
precious stones ,
coal ,
or other mineral substances are taken by digging ; --
distinguished from the pits from which stones for architectural purposes are taken ,
and which are called quarries .
(
b ) (
Mil .)
A cavity or tunnel made under a fortification or other work ,
for the purpose of blowing up the superstructure with some explosive agent .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Any place where ore ,
metals ,
or precious stones are got by digging or washing the soil ;
as ,
a placer mine .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 . (
Fig .):
A rich source of wealth or other good . --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
4 . (
Mil .)
An explosive device placed concealed in a location ,
on land or at sea ,
where an enemy vehicle or enemy personnel may pass through ,
having a triggering mechanism which detects people or vehicles ,
and which will explode and kill or maim personnel or destroy or damage vehicles .
A mine placed at sea (
formerly called a {
torpedo },
see {
torpedo }[
2 ]
(
a ) )
is also called an marine mine and underwater mine and sometimes called a floating mine ,
even though it may be anchored to the floor of the sea and not actually float freely .
A mine placed on land (
formerly called a {
torpedo },
see {
torpedo }[
3 ]),
usually buried ,
is called a land mine .
[
PJC ]
{
Mine dial },
a form of magnetic compass used by miners .
{
Mine pig },
pig iron made wholly from ore ;
in distinction from {
cinder pig },
which is made from ore mixed with forge or mill cinder .
{
gold mine }
(
a )
a mine where gold is obtained .
(
b ) (
Fig .)
a rich source of wealth or other good ;
same as {
Mine }
3 . --
Raymond .
[
1913 Webster ]
Torpedo \
Tor *
pe "
do \,
n .;
pl . {
Torpedoes }. [
L .
torpedo , -
inis ,
from torpere to be stiff ,
numb ,
or torpid .
See {
Torpid }.]
[
1913 Webster ]
1 . (
Zool .)
Any one of numerous species of elasmobranch fishes belonging to {
Torpedo }
and allied genera .
They are related to the rays ,
but have the power of giving electrical shocks .
Called also {
crampfish },
and {
numbfish }.
See {
Electrical fish },
under {
Electrical }.
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
The common European torpedo ({
Torpedo vulgaris })
and the American species ({
Torpedo occidentalis })
are the best known .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
An engine or machine for destroying ships by blowing them up ;
a mine [
4 ].
Specifically :
[
1913 Webster PJC ]
(
a )
A quantity of explosives anchored in a channel ,
beneath the water ,
or set adrift in a current ,
and so designed that they will explode when touched or approached by a vessel ,
or when an electric circuit is closed by an operator on shore ;
now called {
marine mine }. [
obsolete ]
[
1913 Webster PJC ]
Damn the torpedoes --
full speed ahead ! --
Adm .
David Glasgow Farragut (
At the battle of Mobile Bay ,
1864 ).
(
b )
A kind of small submarine boat carrying an explosive charge ,
and projected from a ship against another ship at a distance ,
or made self -
propelling ,
and otherwise automatic in its action against a distant ship .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 . (
Mil .)
A kind of shell or cartridge buried in earth ,
to be exploded by electricity or by stepping on it ;
now called {
land mine }. [
obsolete ]
[
1913 Webster PJC ]
4 . (
Railroad )
A kind of detonating cartridge or shell placed on a rail ,
and exploded when crushed under the locomotive wheels , --
used as an alarm signal .
[
1913 Webster ]
5 .
An explosive cartridge or shell lowered or dropped into a bored oil well ,
and there exploded ,
to clear the well of obstructions or to open communication with a source of supply of oil .
[
1913 Webster ]
6 .
A kind of firework in the form of a small ball ,
or pellet ,
which explodes when thrown upon a hard object .
[
1913 Webster ]
7 .
An automobile with a {
torpedo body }. [
Archaic Cant ]
[
Webster 1913 Suppl .
PJC ]
{
Fish torpedo },
a spindle -
shaped ,
or fish -
shaped ,
self -
propelling submarine torpedo .
{
Spar torpedo },
a canister or other vessel containing an explosive charge ,
and attached to the end of a long spar which projects from a ship or boat and is thrust against an enemy '
s ship ,
exploding the torpedo .
{
Torpedo boat },
a vessel adapted for carrying ,
launching ,
operating ,
or otherwise making use of ,
torpedoes against an enemy '
s ship .,
especially ,
a small ,
fast boat with tubes for launching torpedoes .
{
Torpedo nettings },
nettings made of chains or bars ,
which can be suspended around a vessel and allowed to sink beneath the surface of the water ,
as a protection against torpedoes .
[
1913 Webster ]
Torpedo \
Tor *
pe "
do \,
v .
t .
1 .
to destroy by ,
or subject to the action of ,
a torpedo .
--
London Spectator .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 . [
Fig .]
To destroy ,
cause to halt ,
or prevent from being accomplished ; --
used esp .
with reference to a plan or an enterprise ,
halted by some action before the plan is put into execution .
[
PJC ]
hit man \
hit man \
n .
1 .
A professional murderer ,
esp .
one working for a criminal organization ;
also called {
torpedo }. [
Colloq .]
[
PJC ]
2 .
A slanderer working for political purposes to damage the reputation of an opponent ;
a {
hatchet man }.
[
PJC ]
Electric \
E *
lec "
tric \ ([-
e ]*
l [
e ^]
k "
tr [
i ^]
k ),
Electrical \
E *
lec "
tric *
al \ ([-
e ]*
l [
e ^]
k "
tr [
i ^]*
kal ),
a . [
L .
electrum amber ,
a mixed metal ,
Gr . '
h `
lektron ;
akin to '
hle `
ktwr the beaming sun ,
cf .
Skr .
arc to beam ,
shine :
cf .
F . ['
e ]
lectrique .
The name came from the production of electricity by the friction of amber .]
1 .
Pertaining to electricity ;
consisting of ,
containing ,
derived from ,
or produced by ,
electricity ;
as ,
electric power or virtue ;
an electric jar ;
electric effects ;
an electric spark ;
an electric charge ;
an electric current ;
an electrical engineer .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Capable of occasioning the phenomena of electricity ;
as ,
an electric or electrical machine or substance ;
an electric generator .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
Electrifying ;
thrilling ;
magnetic . "
Electric Pindar ."
--
Mrs .
Browning .
[
1913 Webster ]
4 .
powered by electricity ;
as ,
electrical appliances ;
an electric toothbrush ;
an electric automobile .
[
WordNet 1 .
5 ]
{
Electric atmosphere },
or {
Electric aura }.
See under {
Aura }.
{
Electrical battery }.
See {
Battery }.
{
Electrical brush }.
See under {
Brush }.
{
Electric cable }.
See {
Telegraph cable },
under {
Telegraph }.
{
Electric candle }.
See under {
Candle }.
{
Electric cat } (
Zo ["
o ]
l .),
one of three or more large species of African catfish of the genus {
Malapterurus } (
esp . {
M .
electricus }
of the Nile ).
They have a large electrical organ and are able to give powerful shocks ; --
called also {
sheathfish }.
{
Electric clock }.
See under {
Clock },
and see {
Electro -
chronograph }.
{
Electric current },
a current or stream of electricity traversing a closed circuit formed of conducting substances ,
or passing by means of conductors from one body to another which is in a different electrical state .
{
Electric eel },
or {
Electrical eel } (
Zo ["
o ]
l .),
a South American eel -
like fresh -
water fish of the genus {
Gymnotus }
({
G .
electricus }),
from two to five feet in length ,
capable of giving a violent electric shock .
See {
Gymnotus }.
{
Electrical fish } (
Zo ["
o ]
l .),
any fish which has an electrical organ by means of which it can give an electrical shock .
The best known kinds are the {
torpedo },
the {
gymnotus },
or {
electrical eel },
and the {
electric cat }.
See {
Torpedo },
and {
Gymnotus }.
{
Electric fluid },
the supposed matter of electricity ;
lightning . [
archaic ]
{
Electrical image } (
Elec .),
a collection of electrical points regarded as forming ,
by an analogy with optical phenomena ,
an image of certain other electrical points ,
and used in the solution of electrical problems . --
Sir W .
Thomson .
{
Electric machine },
or {
Electrical machine },
an apparatus for generating ,
collecting ,
or exciting ,
electricity ,
as by friction .
{
Electric motor }.
See {
Electro -
motor },
2 .
{
Electric osmose }. (
Physics )
See under {
Osmose }.
{
Electric pen },
a hand pen for making perforated stencils for multiplying writings .
It has a puncturing needle driven at great speed by a very small magneto -
electric engine on the penhandle .
{
Electric railway },
a railway in which the machinery for moving the cars is driven by an electric current .
{
Electric ray } (
Zo ["
o ]
l .),
the torpedo .
{
Electric telegraph }.
See {
Telegraph }.
[
1913 Webster ]
152 Moby Thesaurus words for "
torpedo ":
Cain ,
Irish confetti ,
KO ,
aerial torpedo ,
aim at ,
apache ,
assassin ,
assassinator ,
atomic warhead ,
bangalore torpedo ,
barrage ,
bird ,
blast ,
blitz ,
bloodletter ,
bloodshedder ,
bola ,
bolt ,
bombard ,
boomerang ,
bravo ,
brickbat ,
bruiser ,
burker ,
butcher ,
button man ,
cannibal ,
cannon ,
cannonade ,
charge ,
cock ,
commence firing ,
cook ,
countermissile ,
cutthroat ,
defeat ,
desperado ,
detonate ,
discharge ,
dish ,
do for ,
do in ,
drop ,
eject ,
enfilade ,
eradicator ,
executioner ,
exterminator ,
fell ,
fire ,
fire a volley ,
fire at ,
fire off ,
fire upon ,
fix ,
fusillade ,
garroter ,
goon ,
gorilla ,
guided missile ,
gun ,
gun for ,
gunman ,
gunsel ,
gunslinger ,
hatchet man ,
head -
hunter ,
hellion ,
hit ,
hit man ,
holy terror ,
homicidal maniac ,
homicide ,
homing torpedo ,
hood ,
hoodlum ,
hooligan ,
killer ,
knock out ,
let fly ,
let off ,
load ,
man -
eater ,
man -
killer ,
manslayer ,
massacrer ,
matador ,
missile ,
mortar ,
mug ,
mugger ,
murderer ,
muscle man ,
nuclear warhead ,
open fire ,
open up on ,
payload ,
pelt ,
pepper ,
pesticide ,
pick off ,
pistol ,
plug ,
plug -
ugly ,
poison ,
poisoner ,
pop at ,
pot ,
potshoot ,
potshot ,
prime ,
projectile ,
rake ,
riddle ,
rock ,
rocket ,
rocket torpedo ,
rodman ,
roughneck ,
scuttle ,
settle ,
shell ,
shoot ,
shoot at ,
shoot down ,
sink ,
slaughterer ,
slayer ,
snipe ,
snipe at ,
spar torpedo ,
stone ,
strafe ,
strangler ,
strike ,
strong -
arm man ,
submarine torpedo ,
take a potshot ,
take aim at ,
terror ,
thermonuclear warhead ,
throw stick ,
throwing -
stick ,
thug ,
tough ,
trigger man ,
ugly customer ,
undo ,
waddy ,
war rocket ,
warhead ,
zero in on
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