turmoil

英 [ˈtɜːmɔɪl]

美 [ˈtɜːrmɔɪl]

n.  动乱; 骚动; 混乱; 焦虑

复数：turmoils　过去式：turmoiled　

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牛津词典

noun

• 动乱；骚动；混乱；焦虑
  a state of great anxiety and confusion
  1. emotional/mental/political turmoil
     纷乱的情绪；精神上的混乱；政治动乱
  2. His statement threw the court into turmoil .
     他的陈述使得法庭陷入一片混乱。
  3. Her mind was in (a) turmoil .
     她心乱如麻。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 混乱;动荡;骚乱;恐慌
  Turmoilis a state of confusion, disorder, uncertainty, or great anxiety.
  1. ...the political turmoil in South Africa.
     南非的政治动荡
  2. Her marriage was in turmoil...
     她的婚姻一团糟。
  3. Your mind is in such a turmoil you do not know what you are saying.
     你心烦意乱，根本不知道自己在说什么。

英英释义

noun

• disturbance usually in protest
  Synonym:agitationexcitementupheavalhullabaloo
• violent agitation
  Synonym:tumult
• a violent disturbance
  1. the convulsions of the stock market
  Synonym:convulsionupheaval

双语例句

• High on the agenda of tomorrow's meeting will be the turmoil in Japan.
  日本发生的骚乱将是明天会议的首要议题。
• True, the US has been hurt by the current turmoil but so have many others.
  的确，当前的混乱伤害了美国，但也伤害了许多其它国家。
• The Asian financial turmoil has also exposed areas of weaknesses which we need to confront and to overcome.
  亚洲金融风暴也暴露了我们需要面对和克服香港存在的弱点。
• The effects of the turmoil are more serious and far-reaching than we have anticipated.
  而且，影响比我们预期更为严重和深远。
• Abidjan was thrown into turmoil because of a protest by taxi drivers
  出租车司机的抗议使得阿比让陷入了混乱。
• Turmoil on the world's financial markets leads to a sharp rise in trading on the London Stock exchange.
  在世界金融市场上的骚动在伦敦证券交易所上交易方面导致一个激涨。
• The wicked clique undermined the government and the state was thrown into turmoil.
  奸党乱政，国无宁日。
• His mind was in such a turmoil that he did not know which way to turn.
  心烦意乱，不知所从。
• Emerging markets have also been hit by political turmoil and in some cases by inflation.
  新兴市场也会受到政治动荡的影响，有些还受通货膨胀的影响。
• As I said, this has been a year of concentrated turmoil.
  正如我所说的，这是一个各种动荡集中爆发的一年。