tempest

英 [ˈtempɪst] 美 [ˈtempɪst]

n.  大风暴; 暴风雨; 暴风雪

复数:tempests

GRE

BNC.14935 / COCA.22268



牛津词典

noun

  1. 大风暴;暴风雨;暴风雪
    a violent storm

    柯林斯词典

    1. N-COUNT 暴风雨
      A tempest is a very violent storm.
      1. Torrential rain and a howling tempest cut a swathe of destruction across the country.
        狂风暴雨横扫全国,所到之处,一片狼藉。
    2. 我没有料到我的请求会掀起这么大一场风波。 → see: I hadn't foreseen the tempest my request would cause...

    双语例句

    1. On Capitol Hill, senators today appear to view the matter as something of a tempest in a teapot.
      美国国会的参议员们今天似乎把这个问题小题大做了。
    2. I hadn't foreseen the tempest my request would cause
      我没有料到我的请求会掀起这么大一场风波。
    3. The takeover provoked a tempest of criticism.
      这次收购引发了潮水般的批评。
    4. No tempest is capable of shattering his firm determination.
      任何惊涛骇浪都不能动摇他坚如磐石的决心。
    5. The wind grew to a tempest.
      风势加剧成了风暴。
    6. And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.
      他对他们说、你们将我抬起来、抛在海中、海就平静了.我知道你们遭这大风、是因我的缘故。
    7. But even the brightes days can be darkened by an unseen tempest.
      但是即使是最明媚的日子里,也可能会被未知的暴风雨所笼罩。
    8. Like the tempest she shakes the earth beneath us and the sky above us.
      她如暴风雨般震动我们脚下的大地,摇撼我们头上的天空。
    9. And the tempest is coming, dear one.
      而风暴即将来袭,亲爱的。
    10. Then fear not the stormy tempest that is at this moment sweeping through your life.
      那麽,不要恐惧扫过你生命的暴风雨之试炼。
    11. But what seems like a routine mission is anything but when the hurricane grows into a churning tempest.
      但似乎是任何东西,但是当飓风搅拌成暴风雨增长像例行任务。
    12. The ship was assailed by a severe storm The tempest beats against the house.
      那船遭到大风暴的袭击。暴风雨冲击着这座房子。
    13. A raging tempest [ sea] The fury of the storm subsided.
      狂暴的暴风雨[海]狂怒的风暴减弱了。
    14. I believe, there is always a tempest after a beautiful rainbow appear.
      我坚信,在暴风骤雨后,总会有一条美丽的彩虹出现。
    15. I speak in the tempest loud.
      我在响亮的暴风雨里发言。
    16. The tempest in my mind/ Doth from my senses take all feeling
      我脑海中的风暴/从我的感觉中迸发所有的情感
    17. Let the human tempest and hurricane rage at a distance, the desolation is beyond the horizon of peace.
      让人类的暴风骤雨在远方肆虐的荒凉超越了地平线上。
    18. His most enigmatic paintings, such as The Tempest and The Three Philosophers, have no obvious subject.
      他最具神秘感的画作都没有明显的主题,像大风暴和三贤哲。
    19. The tempest drove the ship on the rocks.
      暴风雨使船触了礁。
    20. The tempest seems to be calming down.
      暴风雨似乎正在平息下来。
    21. Indeed they were at sea, and the ship and crew were in peril of tempest.
      实际上它们也确是在海上,这只小船和它的船员确已面临风暴袭来的危险。
    22. She had heard a piano arrangement of his overture to the tempest noble music!
      她听过他的《暴风雨》序曲的钢琴改编曲。
    23. The Tempest was William Shakespeare's swan song in1612.
      《暴风雨》是威廉·莎士比亚于1612年的绝笔之作。
    24. He could not confront again the loneliness and the tempest.
      他再也经不住孤单寂寞的侵袭和暴风雨的冲击。
    25. I'll sail on the flood of the tempest dark.
      在浩瀚幽黑的风暴中起航。
    26. Caliban is always a difficult part to cast in the tempest.
      在《暴风雨》这出戏里,卡利班一向是个难以寻找适当演员的角色。
    27. Analysis of Mesoscale Circulation Characteristic on a Local Torrential Rain Event a tempest swept over the island.
      青岛一次局地大暴雨的中尺度环流特征分析一阵暴风雨刮过小岛。
    28. A raging tempest [ sea] a short rainstorm accompanied by thunder and lightning.
      狂暴的暴风雨[海]伴有雷电的短的风暴。
    29. The ship fell on a tempest in theocean.
      这条船在大洋中遭遇到暴风雨。
    30. One of our favourite Watson moments was when she stepped out in this William Tempest sheer navy number.
      当她穿着WilliamTempest清透的海军蓝晚礼裙款款走来&这定格为沃特森最动人的瞬间之一。

    习惯用语

    n.

      a tempest in a teapot

      a tempest in a teapot


    英英释义

    noun

    1. (literary) a violent wind
      1. a tempest swept over the island

    2. a violent commotion or disturbance
      1. the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away
      2. it was only a tempest in a teapot

      Synonym:    storm