tempest

FREQ #22893

n. 暴风雨, 骚动 vt. 使受大风暴影响, 使骚动, 使激动

发音

US /ˈtɛm.pəst/
US /ˈtɛm.pəst/

词形变化

tempests 复数 tempests tempested tempesting tempests 三单 tempesting 现在分词 tempested 过去式 tempested 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A storm, especially one with severe winds.

    暴风雨

  2. 2.

    Any violent tumult or commotion.

  3. 3.

    A fashionable social gathering; a drum.

    废旧
v.
  1. 1.

    To disturb, as by a tempest.

    诗歌 及物
  2. 2.

    To storm.

    不及物 罕用

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

storm

上位词 10

disturbance commotion flutter disruption to-do hoo-ha hoo-hah hurly-burly kerfuffle windstorm

相关短语

tempest in a teapot 小题大做 tempest in a teacup tempest in a tea-kettle

词源

From Old French tempeste (French tempête), from Latin tempestas (“storm”), from tempus (“time, weather”). Displaced native Old English hrīþ.

来源：wiktionary