tempest

英 [ˈtempɪst]

美 [ˈtempɪst]

n.  大风暴; 暴风雨; 暴风雪

复数：tempests　

GRE

BNC.14935 / COCA.22268

习惯用语

n.

a tempest in a teapota tempest in a teapot

牛津词典

noun

• 大风暴；暴风雨；暴风雪
  a violent storm

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 暴风雨
  Atempestis 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。
• 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...

英英释义

noun

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

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• And the tempest is coming, dear one.
  而风暴即将来袭，亲爱的。
• I speak in the tempest loud.
  我在响亮的暴风雨里发言。
• I'll sail on the flood of the tempest dark.
  在浩瀚幽黑的风暴中起航。
• The tempest drove the ship on the rocks.
  暴风雨使船触了礁。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。