Word · Frequency #14935
tempests
/ˈtempəst/
noun
暴风雨；狂风暴雨
tempests is the plural of tempest.
A storm, especially one with severe winds.
- 1.
A storm, especially one with severe winds.
- 2.
a violent commotion or disturbance
剧烈的骚动或扰动
- 3.
Any violent tumult or commotion.
- 4.
(literary) a violent wind
(文学)猛烈的风
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
In use
The sailors struggled to keep the ship afloat during the tempest.
A sudden tempest forced the hikers to shelter in a mountain hut.
The old poem describes a tempest that destroyed the coastal village.
it was only a tempest in a teapot
a tempest swept over the island
a tempest of sth
The team was in a tempest of emotions after winning the championship.
这支队伍在赢得冠军后，情绪如暴风雨般汹涌。
tempest in a teapot
Connections
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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- a tempest in a teapot
- 小题大做；茶杯里的风暴The controversy over the logo change turned out to be a tempest in a teapot.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
发音似'太猛破的'，暴风雨猛烈得仿佛要撕破天空。
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。
Learn the forms together
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