tempest 详细解释
tempest
['tempist]
n.暴风雨, 骚动
n.[C]
1. 暴风雨, 暴风雪; 似风暴般的事物
The tempest drove the ship on the rocks.
暴风雨使船触了礁。
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。
2. 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.
1. 使遭暴风雨(或雪)
2. 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.
1. 起暴风雨(或雪)
2. 骚动; 激动
She tempested out.
她狂怒地走了出去。
词形变化
动词过去式: tempested | 动词过去分词: tempested | 动词现在分词: tempesting | 动词第三人称单数: tempests |
词义辨析
同义:
n.暴风雨; 骚乱
同义参见:
英英释义
名词 tempest:
a violent commotion or disturbance
同义词：storm
(literary) a violent wind
补充
tempesttempest英:[ˈtempist] 美:[ˈtɛmpɪst]n.1.暴风雨, 暴风雪例句
1. 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。 2. 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。 3. A tempest is brewing over the new tax laws.新税法将酝酿出一场大风暴。 4. a tempest of controversy/emotions争议/情感风波 5. The whole problem/controversy turned out to be a tempest in a teapot. [=(Brit) a storm in a teacup]结果证明整个问题/争论是小题大做。热门单词推荐
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