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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.

    • 激烈的;狂暴的;骚动的
      full of extreme emotions
      1. a tempestuous relationship
        冲突不断的关系
    • 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

    • 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 astempestuous, 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。

    英英释义

    adj

    • (of the elements) as if showing violent anger
      1. angry clouds on the horizon
      2. furious winds
      3. the raging sea
      Synonym:angryfuriousragingwild
    • characterized by violent emotions or behavior
      1. a stormy argument
      2. a stormy marriage
      Synonym:stormy

    双语例句

    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • With Floods and Whirlwinds of tempestuous fire.
      有如洪水旋风般的狂暴的火焰;
    • But could she piay the tempestuous southern beiie?
      但她能够充当南方的暴躁美女吗?
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。