tempest

英['tempɪst] 美['tempɪst]
  • n. 暴风雨;骚动
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GRE
    n. (名词)
    1. 暴风雨
    2. 骚动
    3. 暴风雪
    4. 大风暴
    5. 风波
    6. 动乱
    7. 风潮
    8. 暴动
    9. 雷雨
    10. 恶劣天气
    11. 大风雪
    12. 似风暴般的事物
    13. 坦贝丝特
    14. 骚乱
    v. (动词)
    1. 使遭暴风雨
    2. 使骚动
    3. 使激动
    4. 起暴风雨
    5. 狂暴
    6. 大发雷霆
    7. 使狂怒
    8. 动荡
    9. 狂怒
    10. 扰乱
    11. 使扰乱
    12. 使…腾涌

英英释义

Noun:
  1. a violent commotion or disturbance;

    "the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away"
    "it was only a tempest in a teapot"

  2. (literary) a violent wind;

    "a tempest swept over the island"

1. I hadn't foreseen the tempest my request would cause.
我没有料到我的请求会掀起这么大一场风波。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The takeover provoked a tempest of criticism.
这次收购引发了潮水般的批评。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The sailors took in sail when the tempest was approaching.
暴风雨来临之际,水手们将帐篷放下.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. He won a tempest of applause when he ended his speech.
演讲结束时,他博得暴风雨般的掌声.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. No tempest is capable of shattering his firm determination.
任何惊涛骇浪都不能动摇他坚如磐石的决心.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. The tempest drove the ship on the rocks.
      暴风雨使船触了礁。
    2. The tempest seems to be calming down.
      暴风雨似乎正在平息下来。
    3. The tempest had been as brief as terrific.
      这一场暴风雨持续的时间虽然不长,但是却十分凶猛。
    4. The political tempest finally subsided.
      这场政治风暴终于平息了。
    5. The scandal caused tempests in the newspaper.
      那件丑闻在报纸上引起阵阵风波。
    6. He won a tempest of applause when he ended his speech.
      演讲结束时,他博得暴风雨般的掌声。