tempestuous

英 [temˈpestʃuəs] 美 [temˈpestʃuəs]

adj.  激烈的; 狂暴的; 骚动的; 狂风暴雨的; 大风暴的

GRE

BNC.32970 / COCA.25087



牛津词典

adj.

  1. 激烈的;狂暴的;骚动的
    full of extreme emotions
    1. a tempestuous relationship
      冲突不断的关系
  2. 狂风暴雨的;大风暴的
    caused by or affected by a violent storm
    1. tempestuous seas
      波涛汹涌的大海

柯林斯词典

  1. ADJ-GRADED (关系)紧张的,跌宕起伏的;(局势)动荡不定的,风云变幻的
    If you describe a relationship or a situation as tempestuous, you mean that very strong and intense emotions, especially anger, are involved.
    1. For years, the couple's tempestuous relationship made the headlines...
      有好多年,那对夫妻跌宕起伏的关系总是登上报纸头条。
    2. Somehow the marriage lasted for eight tempestuous months.
      不管怎么说,那场婚姻还是维持了 8 个月,其间双方的关系一直很紧张。

双语例句

  1. For years, the couple's tempestuous relationship made the headlines
    有好多年,那对夫妻跌宕起伏的关系总是登上报纸头条。
  2. Somehow the marriage lasted for eight tempestuous months.
    不管怎么说,那场婚姻还是维持了8个月,其间双方的关系一直很紧张。
  3. They had fortitude and self-reliance, and, in time of difficulty or peril, stood up for the welfare of the state like a line of cliffs against a tempestuous tide.
    他们坚定而自信,在困难和危险的时刻,为了国家利益挺身而出,犹如一面危崖迎击拍岸的怒涛。
  4. But it will calm the swell and heaving of thy passion, like oil thrown on the waves of a tempestuous sea.
    不过,这剂药象是把油倒在暴风雨掀起的海浪上,总可以平息你那澎湃翻腾的情欲。
  5. But policy makers have the means to ensure the transition to this new phase will be merely turbulent, rather than tempestuous.
    但政策制定者有办法确保向这一新阶段的转型只会引起颠簸、而不会引发大地震。
  6. And in China, People's Bank of China governor Zhou Xiaochuan embarks on a third term with one of the most difficult challenges of all: Opening the world's second largest economy to the tempestuous global flows of capital while managing an escalating domestic debt boom.
    在中国,刚刚开始第三个任期的中国央行行长周小川面临有史以来最艰巨的挑战之一:向波涛汹涌的全球资本敞开中国的大门,应对日益严峻的中国债务膨胀问题。
  7. It was a little difficult to perform, at first, because my character drinks and is very open-minded, and that is not really typical Korean, said Lee Ji-yeon, who plays Sara, a tempestuous New Yorker, in the musical.
    在剧中扮演情绪化的纽约人萨拉的李芝妍(LeeJi-yeon,音译)说,一开始,表演有点儿难,因为我扮演的人物爱喝酒,而且思想非常开放,她不太像韩国人。
  8. I see you are contemplating the transfer of your tempestuous affections from Ashley to me and I fear for my liberty and my peace of mind.
    我看你是在盘算着把你对艾希礼的狂热感情转移到我身上来,可是我害怕丧失我的意志自由和平静呢。
  9. It lies at the heart of one of the most tempestuous alliances in art between Vincent Van Gogh and his mentor Paul Gauguin.
    这是艺术史上最狂暴的一段关系的中心,也就是文森特梵高和他的导师保罗高更。
  10. Au contraire, they are massive and tempestuous.
    相反地,它们可是非常厚重狂暴的。
  11. But not long after, there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroaquilo.
    可是,过了不久,有一种称为「东北风」的飓风,向岛上冲来。
  12. The most tempestuous period in history
    历史上最为动乱的时期
  13. The historians present the picture of a brilliant but tempestuous and cruel man.
    这些史家笔下呈现出的成吉思汗是一个绝顶聪明,但脾气暴烈、残忍无情的君王。
  14. Mercilessly pounded by the tempestuous southern ocean, Borden Islands surprisingly offers a haven for one of the rarest seals in the world.
    由于无情地受到南部海洋暴风雨的猛烈袭击,博登岛意外地成为世界上的一种珍稀海豹的安息之所。
  15. He saw overhead a black and tempestuous sky, across which the wind was driving clouds that occasionally suffered a twinkling star to appear;
    他看到天空是一片黑暗,预示着大风暴即将来临了,风在用劲地驱赶着疾驰的浮云,不时的露出一颗闪烁的星星。
  16. But she was also well known for a colourful personal life that included two tempestuous marriages to Welsh film star Richard Burton.
    不过她的知名度同样也源于她丰富多彩的私生活。她曾两次嫁给威尔士电影明星理查德伯顿,两次都只维持了非常短暂的时间。
  17. As one senior executive puts it, the US economy at the moment is like a stormy sea: tempestuous for those looking at it from the top but a lot calmer for those inhabiting its deeper reaches.
    如同一位高管所言,目前的美国经济就像是暴风雨中的海洋:对于那些从海面来看的人来说,是一片狂风骤雨,而对于深居海底的来说,则要平静得多。
  18. Their married life was short and tempestuous.
    他们的婚姻生活很短暂而且是吵吵闹闹的。
  19. I'll sail forward, however hard the voyage, however tempestuous the sea, to your heart, to pour out to you my endless yearning.
    不管前途艰难,路途遥远,我都将一往直前,驶向你心灵的港湾,向你诉说那风浪中的无尽思念。
  20. On a rainy, tempestuous night a "coloured" woman was standing on the roadside.
    一个暴风雨的晚上,一个“有色”妇女站在路旁,浑身湿透。
  21. All the fury of her tempestuous soul fell, as the sea falls under a lapse of wind.
    她那狂暴的灵魂发出的一切愤怒都在平息了,如同大海在风暴之后的平静一样。
  22. And in a tempestuous Serie B match, when the respective goalkeepers were being assailed by missiles from opposing fans, Mr collina bent the rules by getting the teams to change ends, thereby ensuring both the safety of the goalkeepers and the continuation of the match.
    而在一场激烈的意乙比赛中,当两队的守门员遭到对方球迷的投掷物袭击时,科里纳变通规则,让两队交换场地,从而确保了守门员的安全和比赛的继续进行。
  23. And they said to him, what shall we do with you that the sea may be quiet for us? For the sea grew more and more tempestuous.
    他们问他说,我们当向你怎样行,使海为我们平静下来呢?这是因为海越发翻腾。
  24. Their ship was sailing dangerously in the tempestuous sea.
    他们的船在浪急风高的海上危险地航行着。
  25. With Floods and Whirlwinds of tempestuous fire.
    有如洪水旋风般的狂暴的火焰;
  26. April could prove a tempestuous time in your private life.
    4月份可能是你个人生活中一段不平静的时期。
  27. But could she piay the tempestuous southern beiie?
    但她能够充当南方的暴躁美女吗?
  28. Now, in his newly published diaries, David Blunkett ( the British politician in question) has conceded that his mental state was anything but robust during the tempestuous goings-on of the past two years.
    现在,布伦基特(英国政界的话题人物)在自己新出版的日记里承认,在过去两年的多事之秋,他的精神状态糟透了。
  29. Accidental song and restoring your memory, insisted on the sea tempestuous.
    偶然的一首歌,复原你的声息,在记忆的海翻腾。
  30. Spinelli's relationship with the striker has often been a tempestuous one, but he denied that it had caused an irrevocable split.
    斯皮内利和卢卡雷利的关系常常紧张,但他否定了二人的关系会导致球队的一次必然的分裂。

英英释义

adj

  1. (of the elements) as if showing violent anger
    1. angry clouds on the horizon
    2. furious winds
    3. the raging sea

    Synonym:    angryfuriousragingwild

  2. characterized by violent emotions or behavior
    1. a stormy argument
    2. a stormy marriage

    Synonym:    stormy