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

• And in a tempestuous Serie B match, when the respective goalkeepers were being assailed by missiles from opposing fans, Mr collina bent the rules by getting the teams to change ends, thereby ensuring both the safety of the goalkeepers and the continuation of the match.
  而在一场激烈的意乙比赛中，当两队的守门员遭到对方球迷的投掷物袭击时，科里纳变通规则，让两队交换场地，从而确保了守门员的安全和比赛的继续进行。
• Spinelli's relationship with the striker has often been a tempestuous one, but he denied that it had caused an irrevocable split.
  斯皮内利和卢卡雷利的关系常常紧张，但他否定了二人的关系会导致球队的一次必然的分裂。
• But it will calm the swell and heaving of thy passion, like oil thrown on the waves of a tempestuous sea.
  不过，这剂药象是把油倒在暴风雨掀起的海浪上，总可以平息你那澎湃翻腾的情欲。
• Mercilessly pounded by the tempestuous southern ocean, Borden Islands surprisingly offers a haven for one of the rarest seals in the world.
  由于无情地受到南部海洋暴风雨的猛烈袭击，博登岛意外地成为世界上的一种珍稀海豹的安息之所。
• But policy makers have the means to ensure the transition to this new phase will be merely turbulent, rather than tempestuous.
  但政策制定者有办法确保向这一新阶段的转型只会引起颠簸、而不会引发大地震。
• April could prove a tempestuous time in your private life.
  4月份可能是你个人生活中一段不平静的时期。
• Now, in his newly published diaries, David Blunkett ( the British politician in question) has conceded that his mental state was anything but robust during the tempestuous goings-on of the past two years.
  现在，布伦基特（英国政界的话题人物）在自己新出版的日记里承认，在过去两年的多事之秋，他的精神状态糟透了。
• Au contraire, they are massive and tempestuous.
  相反地，它们可是非常厚重狂暴的。
• 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。
• The most tempestuous period in history
  历史上最为动乱的时期