音标:[ˈtempɪsts] ;
n. 暴风雨( tempest的复数形式 ); 似风暴般的事物; 骚动; 风波
n. a violent commotion or disturbance
n. (literary) a violent wind

tempest的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. The tempest drove the ship on the rocks.暴风雨使船触了礁。
  2. The tempest seems to be calming down.暴风雨似乎正在平息下来。
  3. 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。
  4. The political tempest finally subsided.这场政治风暴终于平息了。
  5. The scandal caused tempests in the newspaper.那件丑闻在报纸上引起阵阵风波。
  6. 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。

词汇搭配

  • a tempest in a teapot小题大作, 大惊小怪...
  • a storm in a teacup <主英>茶杯里掀起...
  • storm暴风雨
  • tempest in a teapot小事引起的轩然大波(...
  • tempest in a bucket小事引起的轩然大波(...
  • tempest in a barrel小事引起的轩然大波(...
  • tempest in a tea-pot"茶壶中的风波",小...

经典引文

  • A Station safe for Ships, when Tempests roar.

    出自:Dryden
  • The whole air filled..with a tempest of sand driving in your face like sleet.

    出自:A. P. Stanley
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