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tempest是什么意思

tempest

英[ˈtempɪst] 美[ˈtempɪst]

n. 暴风雨，似风暴般的事物，骚动，风波；

复数：tempests;

相关单词 tempestuous tempests tempestuously

同义词

n.
tempest的同义词之：暴风雨;骚乱
violence storm
tempest的同义词之：其他释义
storm fury tornado violence

词组

a tempest in a teapot
North American term for a storm in a teacup (see storm) (北美)。同 a storm in a teacup （见 storm）
tempest in a teacup 或 tempest in a teapot
A great disturbance or uproar over a matter of little or no importance. 小题大作：为小事或不重要的事大发脾气

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

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暴风雨

A tempest is a very violent storm.
例句
Torrential rain and a howling tempest cut a swathe of destruction across the country. 狂风暴雨横扫全国，所到之处，一片狼藉。
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风波;风暴

You can refer to a situation in which people are very angry or excited as a tempest .
例句
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。 The takeover provoked a tempest of criticism. 这次收购引发了潮水般的批评。

英汉词典释义

n.
暴风雨,暴风雪
a windy tempest 大风暴 The tempest beats against the house. 暴风雨冲击着这座房子。 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。
似风暴般的事物
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。
骚动;风波
The scandal caused tempests in the newspapers. 那丑闻在报纸上掀起了阵阵风波。
vt.
使遭暴风雨(或雪)
使骚动;使激动
His house is tempested by female eloquence. 他的屋子里充满了女人滔滔雄辩的喧哗。
vi.
起暴风雨(或雪)
骚动;激动
She tempested out. 她狂怒地走了出去。

英英词典释义

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"

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