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in turmoil
表示状态，常用be in turmoil。
The country is in turmoil.
这个国家处于动荡之中。
混乱；动荡；骚动
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混乱；动荡；骚动
A state of great confusion, disorder, or agitation.
The country is in turmoil.
这个国家处于动荡之中。
常指社会、政治或情绪上的动荡状态，不一定指具体的暴力事件。
极度混乱或不确定的状态
A state of great disorder or uncertainty.
剧烈动荡
a violent disturbance
烦扰的劳动；麻烦；骚乱
Harassing labor; trouble; disturbance.
激烈动荡
violent agitation
The company was in turmoil after the sudden resignation of its CEO.
公司首席执行官突然辞职后，公司陷入一片混乱。
The country experienced months of political turmoil before the election.
该国在选举前经历了数月的政治动荡。
His mind was in turmoil as he tried to make the difficult decision.
他在努力做出艰难决定时，内心十分纷乱。
表示状态，常用be in turmoil。
The country is in turmoil.
这个国家处于动荡之中。
cause后可接名词或代词。
The scandal caused turmoil in the company.
丑闻在公司内部引起混乱。
常与over连用表示起因。
There is turmoil over the new policy.
新政策引发了动荡。
amid表示'在……之中'。
He resigned amid turmoil.
他在动荡中辞职。
Not this
The political situation turmoiled the nation.
Use this
The political situation threw the nation into turmoil.
turmoil 是名词，不是动词。错误地将它用作谓语动词。应改为介词短语 “into turmoil”。
Not this
The company is under turmoil after the scandal.
Use this
The company is in turmoil after the scandal.
表示“处于混乱状态”的正确搭配是 “in turmoil”，而不是 “under turmoil”。介词 “in” 用于描述状态，而 “under” 通常表示控制或影响之下。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
政治动荡
The country has been in political turmoil since the election.
自选举以来，该国一直处于政治动荡之中。
经济动荡
Many businesses failed during the economic turmoil.
许多企业在经济动荡中倒闭了。
情绪波动
She went through a period of emotional turmoil after the breakup.
分手后，她经历了一段情绪波动的时期。
处于混乱中
The whole region is in turmoil due to the conflict.
由于冲突，整个地区处于混乱之中。
引起骚乱
The new policy could cause turmoil among the citizens.
新政策可能会在市民中引起骚乱。
社会动荡
The country experienced social turmoil in the 1960s.
该国在20世纪60年代经历了社会动荡。
情绪动荡
She went through a period of emotional turmoil after the breakup.
分手后她经历了一段情绪动荡的时期。
政治动荡
The country has been in political turmoil since the election.
自选举以来，该国一直处于政治动荡之中。
处于混乱中
The company was in turmoil after the CEO resigned.
首席执行官辞职后，公司陷入混乱。
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想象摩天轮（moil谐音）剧烈旋转，造成一片混乱动荡。
多用于正式或新闻语境，指社会、政治或经济的剧烈动荡，也可描述个人内心的强烈不安。
All these words share the ending sound /ɔɪl/, rhyming with the unstressed second syllable of 'turmoil'. Note that the primary stress in 'turmoil' falls on the first syllable, while these words are typically stressed on the single syllable.
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