tempests是什么意思？

tempests

• n. 暴风雨( tempest的名词复数 )，似风暴般的事物，骚动，风波；

例句

• Such a sort of intensity was often arrived at during winter darkness, tempests, and mists. 这在冬天的夜晚, 在暴风雨当中,在雾霭纷纷的时候, 最是淋漓尽致的.
• Tempests are terrible in this country. 在这些地方,雷雨是十分可怕的.
• The scandal caused tempests in the newspapers. 那丑闻在报纸上掀起了阵阵风波.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  暴风雨
  A tempest is a very violent storm.
  例句
  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。
• N-COUNT
  风波;风暴
  You can refer to a situation in which people are very angry or excited as a tempest .
  例句
  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。 The takeover provoked a tempest of criticism. 这次收购引发了潮水般的批评。