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

• A raging tempest [ sea] a short rainstorm accompanied by thunder and lightning.
  狂暴的暴风雨[海]伴有雷电的短的风暴。
• And the tempest is coming, dear one.
  而风暴即将来袭，亲爱的。
• 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
• Like the tempest she shakes the earth beneath us and the sky above us.
  她如暴风雨般震动我们脚下的大地，摇撼我们头上的天空。
• The ship was assailed by a severe storm The tempest beats against the house.
  那船遭到大风暴的袭击。暴风雨冲击着这座房子。
• But even the brightes days can be darkened by an unseen tempest.
  但是即使是最明媚的日子里，也可能会被未知的暴风雨所笼罩。
• Analysis of Mesoscale Circulation Characteristic on a Local Torrential Rain Event a tempest swept over the island.
  青岛一次局地大暴雨的中尺度环流特征分析一阵暴风雨刮过小岛。
• The takeover provoked a tempest of criticism.
  这次收购引发了潮水般的批评。
• 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。
• The tempest drove the ship on the rocks.
  暴风雨使船触了礁。