tempest

tempest读音音标

英 [ˈtempɪst]

美 [ˈtɛmpɪst]

tempest意思解释

n.

暴风雨；

似风暴般的事物；

骚动；

风波

vt.

使遭暴风雨（或雪）；

使骚动，使激动；

vi.

起暴风雨（或雪）；

骚动，激动；

变形

复数：tempests

英英释义

n.

a violent commotion or disturbance

\"it was only a tempest in a teapot\"

同义词：storm

(literary) a violent wind

\"a tempest swept over the island\"

双语例句

用作名词(n.)The tempest drove the ship on the rocks.暴风雨使船触了礁。The tempest seems to be calming down.暴风雨似乎正在平息下来。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。The political tempest finally subsided.这场政治风暴终于平息了。The scandal caused tempests in the newspaper.那件丑闻在报纸上引起阵阵风波。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。