tempest

[US]/ˈtempɪst/
[UK]/ˈtempɪst/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 暴风雨;骚动;动乱
vt. 使狂怒;扰乱
vi. 小题大作;起大风暴
Word Forms
复数tempests

Phrases & Collocations

raging tempest

狂暴的风暴

Example Sentences

a tempest of laughter

大笑, 狂笑

the huge dolphin tempesting the main

使海洋翻腾的大海豚

The tempest beats against the house.

暴风雨冲击着这座房子。

The scandal caused tempests in the newspapers.

那丑闻在报纸上掀起了阵阵风波。

His house is tempested by female eloquence.

他的屋子里充满了女人滔滔雄辩的喧哗。

The sailors took in sail when the tempest was approaching.

暴风雨来临之际,水手们将帐篷放下。

Get thee back into the tempest and the Night's Plutonian shore!

“回你的暴风雨中去吧,回你黑沉沉的冥府阴间!

He won a tempest of applause when he ended his speech.

演讲结束时,他博得暴风雨般的掌声。

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