Word · Frequency #10090
turbulence
（飞行时的）湍流；颠簸
irregular or violent movement of air, especially that which shakes an aircraft
尤指飞机遇到的不稳定气流
- 1.
The state or fact of being turbulent or agitated; tempestuousness, disturbance.
动荡或激动的状态或事实；狂暴,骚动。
- 2.
unstable flow of a liquid or gas
液体或气体的不稳定流动
- 3.
Disturbance in a gas or fluid, characterized by evidence of internal motion or unrest.
气体或液体中的扰动,表现为内部运动或不安的迹象。
- 4.
instability in the atmosphere
大气中的不稳定性
- 5.
Specifically, a state of agitation or disturbance in the air which is disruptive to an aircraft.
特别是指对飞机有干扰的空气中的激动或扰动状态。
- 6.
a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)
剧烈动荡和混乱的状态(如政治或一般社会状况)
- 7.
An instance or type of such state or disturbance.
这种状态或扰动的实例或类型。
湍流；紊流；（社会或政治的）动荡；动乱；骚动；混乱；动荡或激动的状态或事实；狂暴,骚动。；液体或气体的不稳定流动
In use
The captain turned on the seatbelt sign as the plane began to hit turbulence.
Turbulence during the flight made it hard for the cabin crew to walk down the aisle.
We were told to stay seated because there was turbulence ahead.
the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence
experience turbulence
The flight experienced severe turbulence.
航班经历了强烈的气流颠簸。
political turbulence
The country is going through political turbulence.
这个国家正经历政治动荡。
Connections
Collocations
- political turbulence
- 政治动荡
- The country experienced political turbulence after the election.大选后该国经历了政治动荡。
- economic turbulence
- 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。
- air turbulence
- 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。
- market turbulence
- 市场动荡
- Investors are cautious amid the market turbulence.投资者在市场动荡中保持谨慎。
- emotional turbulence
- 情绪波动
- She is going through emotional turbulence after the breakup.分手后她正经历情绪波动。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想单词中的'turb'类似涡轮（turbine），涡轮搅动产生混乱的'湍流'。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -ence or -ance with unstressed /ələns/ or /ɪləns/ rhyme with turbulence. All share first-syllable stress. Spelling varies but sound matches.
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