Word · Frequency #8716
turbulent
动荡的；骚乱的；不安的
核心释义
多指局势、时期、人群等，强调混乱不安。
Violently disturbed or agitated; tempestuous, tumultuous; characterized by unrest, disorder, or insubordination.
- 1.
剧烈动荡的；狂暴的。
Violently disturbed or agitated; tempestuous, tumultuous.
- 2.
以动荡或混乱或不服从为特征
characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
- 3.
处于或引起骚乱或不安的。
Being in, or causing, disturbance or unrest.
- 4.
(液体)剧烈搅动的；处于湍流状态的
(of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence
湍流的；汹涌的；剧烈动荡的；狂暴的。；以动荡或混乱或不服从为特征；处于或引起骚乱或不安的。；(液体)剧烈搅动的；处于湍流状态的
用法In use
The plane hit some turbulent air during the storm, so the captain asked everyone to stay seated.
用法提示：turbulent 作定语修饰 air，表示‘湍流的、不稳定的’。
The company has had a turbulent year, with frequent changes in management.
用法提示：turbulent 作定语修饰 year，表示‘动荡的、不稳定的’。
The river becomes turbulent after heavy rain, so swimming is not allowed.
用法提示：turbulent 作表语，描述河水‘湍急汹涌的’状态。
a turbulent and unruly childhood
turbulent rapids
turbulent + noun
常修饰表示时期、局势、关系等的名词。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- turbulent times
- 动荡时期
- The country experienced turbulent times during the civil war.该国在内战期间经历了动荡时期。
- turbulent relationship
- 动荡的关系
- They had a turbulent relationship full of arguments.他们有一段充满争吵的动荡关系。
- turbulent waters
- 汹涌的水域
- The boat struggled through the turbulent waters.船在汹涌的水域中艰难前行。
- turbulent flow
- 湍流
- Engineers study turbulent flow in fluid dynamics.工程师研究流体动力学中的湍流。
- turbulent history
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想‘涡轮’（turbine）搅动引发湍流，动荡不安。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：社会动荡、流体湍急 该词在描述社会动荡和流体运动时均常见，无明显正式或非正式倾向。多用于新闻报道、文学作品或技术描述中。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常用作定语或表语，描述局势混乱或液体剧烈搅动。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Despite sharing the '-ulent' spelling, these words have different stressed vowels; none truly rhyme with 'turbulent' (/ˈtɜːrbjələnt/), which has a stressed /ɜːr/ sound.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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