Word · Frequency #14935
tempest
/ˈtempəst/
noun
暴风雨；狂风暴雨
核心释义
A storm, especially one with severe winds.
- 1.
A storm, especially one with severe winds.
- 2.
剧烈的骚动或扰动
a violent commotion or disturbance
- 3.
Any violent tumult or commotion.
- 4.
(文学)猛烈的风
(literary) a violent wind
骚动；动乱；剧烈动荡；狂风；猛烈的风；剧烈的骚动或扰动；(文学)猛烈的风；暴风雨
用法In use
The sailors struggled to keep the ship afloat during the tempest.
用法提示：tempest 作名词，指猛烈的暴风雨。
A sudden tempest forced the hikers to shelter in a mountain hut.
用法提示：tempest 在此指突然袭来的狂风暴雨，是名词用法。
The old poem describes a tempest that destroyed the coastal village.
用法提示：tempest 在文学语境中作名词，意为猛烈的风暴。
it was only a tempest in a teapot
a tempest swept over the island
a tempest of sth
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a raging tempest
- 一场猛烈的暴风雨
- The ship was tossed about by a raging tempest.船只在猛烈的暴风雨中颠簸。
- a howling tempest
- 一阵呼啸的暴风雨
- We huddled together during the howling tempest.在呼啸的暴风雨中，我们挤在一起。
- brave the tempest
- 勇敢地面对暴风雨
- The sailors braved the tempest to reach the shore.水手们勇敢地面对暴风雨，抵达了岸边。
- tempest of emotions
- 情感的骚动
- She was caught in a tempest of emotions after hearing the news.听到这个消息后，她陷入了情感的骚动之中。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
发音似'太猛破的'，暴风雨猛烈得仿佛要撕破天空。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学、比喻、正式场合 通常用于正式或文学语境，多比喻骚动、混乱，较少用于日常口语。
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