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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The ship fell on a tempest in theocean.
  这条船在大洋中遭遇到暴风雨。
• And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.
  他对他们说、你们将我抬起来、抛在海中、海就平静了.我知道你们遭这大风、是因我的缘故。
• I'll sail on the flood of the tempest dark.
  在浩瀚幽黑的风暴中起航。
• The takeover provoked a tempest of criticism.
  这次收购引发了潮水般的批评。
• The wind grew to a tempest.
  风势加剧成了风暴。
• 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。
• 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