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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

        • 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。
        • His most enigmatic paintings, such as The Tempest and The Three Philosophers, have no obvious subject.
          他最具神秘感的画作都没有明显的主题,像大风暴和三贤哲。
        • Let the human tempest and hurricane rage at a distance, the desolation is beyond the horizon of peace.
          让人类的暴风骤雨在远方肆虐的荒凉超越了地平线上。
        • 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 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 drove the ship on the rocks.
          暴风雨使船触了礁。
        • He could not confront again the loneliness and the tempest.
          他再也经不住孤单寂寞的侵袭和暴风雨的冲击。
        • I speak in the tempest loud.
          我在响亮的暴风雨里发言。
        • One of our favourite Watson moments was when she stepped out in this William Tempest sheer navy number.
          当她穿着WilliamTempest清透的海军蓝晚礼裙款款走来&这定格为沃特森最动人的瞬间之一。
        • I believe, there is always a tempest after a beautiful rainbow appear.
          我坚信,在暴风骤雨后,总会有一条美丽的彩虹出现。