及物动词
1. 鱼雷;水雷
A torpedo is bomb that is shaped like a tube and that travels under water.
2. 用鱼雷袭击(或击中、击沉)
If a ship is torpedoed, it is hit, and usually sunk, by a torpedo or torpedoes.
3. 故意破坏;使彻底完蛋
If someone torpedoes negotiations or plans, they deliberately prevent them from being completed or from being successful.
1. 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 raycrampfishnumbfish
2. armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target
3. 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
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. 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)
6. 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: bombergrinderherohero sandwichhoagiehoagyCuban sandwichItalian sandwichpoor boysubsubmarinesubmarine sandwichwedgezep
7. a professional killer who uses a gun
Synonym: gunmangunslingerhired gungungun for hiretriggermanhit manhitmanshooter