tempest
tempest
英[ˈtempɪst]美[ˈtempɪst]
n.暴风雨，似风暴般的事物，骚动，风波；
复数：tempests;
例句
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。
The tempest beats against the house.暴风雨冲击着这座房子。
a windy tempest大风暴
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.
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.
The takeover provoked a tempest of criticism.这次收购引发了潮水般的批评。
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。
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。
On Capitol Hill, senators today appear to view the matter as something of a tempest in a teapot.美国国会的参议员们今天似乎把这个问题小题大做了。
同义词
n.
tempest的同义词之：暴风雨;骚乱
violencestormtempest的同义词之：其他释义
stormfurytornadoviolence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
N-COUNT
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。N-COUNT
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"
