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experience turbulence
The flight experienced severe turbulence.
航班经历了强烈的气流颠簸。
（飞行时的）湍流；颠簸
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（飞行时的）湍流；颠簸
irregular or violent movement of air, especially that which shakes an aircraft
The flight experienced severe turbulence.
航班经历了强烈的气流颠簸。
尤指飞机遇到的不稳定气流
动荡或激动的状态或事实；狂暴,骚动。
The state or fact of being turbulent or agitated; tempestuousness, disturbance.
液体或气体的不稳定流动
unstable flow of a liquid or gas
气体或液体中的扰动,表现为内部运动或不安的迹象。
Disturbance in a gas or fluid, characterized by evidence of internal motion or unrest.
大气中的不稳定性
instability in the atmosphere
The captain turned on the seatbelt sign as the plane began to hit turbulence.
飞机开始遇到湍流时，机长打开了安全带指示灯。
AI contextual example
Turbulence during the flight made it hard for the cabin crew to walk down the aisle.
飞行中的湍流使得机组人员在过道行走变得困难。
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We were told to stay seated because there was turbulence ahead.
我们被告知留在座位上，因为前方有湍流。
AI contextual example
the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence
工业革命是一个剧烈动荡的时期。
WordNet
The flight experienced severe turbulence.
航班经历了强烈的气流颠簸。
The country is going through political turbulence.
这个国家正经历政治动荡。
The storm caused turbulence in the ocean.
风暴在海洋中引起了湍流。
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The turbulence weather made the flight uncomfortable.
Use this
The turbulent weather made the flight uncomfortable.
turbulence 是名词，不能直接修饰 weather，应使用其形容词形式 turbulent。
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We experienced a strong turbulence during the flight.
Use this
We experienced strong turbulence during the flight.
turbulence 表示湍流时通常为不可数名词，前面不应加不定冠词 a。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
政治动荡
The country experienced political turbulence after the election.
大选后该国经历了政治动荡。
经济动荡
Global markets are facing economic turbulence due to the pandemic.
由于疫情，全球市场面临经济动荡。
空气湍流
The flight encountered severe air turbulence over the mountains.
航班在山脉上空遭遇了强烈的空气湍流。
市场动荡
Investors are cautious amid the market turbulence.
投资者在市场动荡中保持谨慎。
情绪波动
She is going through emotional turbulence after the breakup.
分手后她正经历情绪波动。
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联想单词中的'turb'类似涡轮（turbine），涡轮搅动产生混乱的'湍流'。
语域：mixed 常见场景：aviation、politics 通常用于描述空气或流体中的不稳定运动，也可比喻社会局势的动荡。在日常口语中较为少见，多出现在新闻报道、科技文献或正式讨论中。
表示抽象意义的“动荡、混乱”时通常不可数；指具体的（多次）气流扰动时可用复数 turbulences。
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