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tempest

美音:[´tempəst ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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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

storm  violence    

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).

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.