tempest
美音:[´tempəst
]
英音:[´tempəst
]
n.暴风雨,骚乱,动乱 vt.使狂怒,扰乱,使激动 vi.起大风暴,小题大作
难易程度:
tempest为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
动词过去式:tempested 过去分词:tempested 现在分词:tempesting 第三人称单数:tempests
词根
tempor＝time（时）
相关词
tempest
/'tempɪst; `tɛmpɪst/
n
1 violent storm 暴风雨; 风暴.
2 (idm 习语) a tempest in a teapot (US) = a storm in a teacup (storm).
n
1 violent storm 暴风雨; 风暴.
2 (idm 习语) a tempest in a teapot (US) = a storm in a teacup (storm).
tempest
n[C]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French;Origin: tempeste, from Latin tempestas 'season, weather, storm', from tempus 'time']
literary a violent storm
a tempest in a teapot
AmE an unimportant matter that someone has become upset about
Haley dismissed the lawsuit as a tempest in a teapot.
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French;Origin: tempeste, from Latin tempestas 'season, weather, storm', from tempus 'time']
literary a violent storm
a tempest in a teapot
AmE an unimportant matter that someone has become upset about
Haley dismissed the lawsuit as a tempest in a teapot.
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