tempest

英 [ˈtempɪst]

美 [ˈtempɪst]

n.  大风暴; 暴风雨; 暴风雪

复数：tempests　

GRE

BNC.14935 / COCA.22268

习惯用语

n.

a tempest in a teapota tempest in a teapot

牛津词典

noun

• 大风暴；暴风雨；暴风雪
  a violent storm

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 暴风雨
  Atempestis a very violent storm.
  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。
• 我没有料到我的请求会掀起这么大一场风波。 → see:I hadn't foreseen the tempest my request would cause...

英英释义

noun

• (literary) a violent wind
  1. a tempest swept over the island
• a violent commotion or disturbance
  1. the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away
  2. it was only a tempest in a teapot
  Synonym:storm

双语例句

• 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 tempest drove the ship on the rocks.
  暴风雨使船触了礁。
• A raging tempest [ sea] The fury of the storm subsided.
  狂暴的暴风雨[海]狂怒的风暴减弱了。
• But what seems like a routine mission is anything but when the hurricane grows into a churning tempest.
  但似乎是任何东西，但是当飓风搅拌成暴风雨增长像例行任务。
• The tempest seems to be calming down.
  暴风雨似乎正在平息下来。
• The tempest in my mind/ Doth from my senses take all feeling
  我脑海中的风暴/从我的感觉中迸发所有的情感
• The Tempest was William Shakespeare's swan song in1612.
  《暴风雨》是威廉·莎士比亚于1612年的绝笔之作。
• The ship fell on a tempest in theocean.
  这条船在大洋中遭遇到暴风雨。
• And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.
  他对他们说、你们将我抬起来、抛在海中、海就平静了.我知道你们遭这大风、是因我的缘故。
• The takeover provoked a tempest of criticism.
  这次收购引发了潮水般的批评。