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Turbulence Political Violent ˈtɜːbjələns Noun N Uncount 不可数名词 Severe

Turbulence refers to a state of confusion and disordered change, often associated with political or emotional instability. It also describes irregular and violent movements in air or liquids, such as air currents encountered by aircraft or the turbulent flow of rivers.

Turbulence是一种混乱和无序变化的状况,常常与政治或情感上的不稳定相关。 Turbulence也指空气或液体中不规则且剧烈的运动,例如飞机遇到的气流或河流的湍流。

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/tɜ͟ː(r)bjʊləns/
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]动荡;骚乱;骚动;混乱 Turbulence is a state of confusion and disorganized change.
  • The 1960s and early 1970s were a time of change and turbulence.

    20 世纪整个 60 年代和 70 年代初期是风云变幻、动荡不安的一个时期。

  • …a region often beset by political turbulence.

    经常遭受政治动乱的一个地区

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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](空气、液体或气体的)湍流,涡流,紊流 Turbulence is violent and uneven movement within a particular area of air, liquid, or gas.
  • His plane encountered severe turbulence and winds of nearly two-hundred miles an hour.

    他的飞机遭遇强气流和时速近 200 英里的强风。


Oxford tur·bu·lence / ˈtɜːbjələns ; NAmE ˈtɜːrbjələns / noun [uncountable ] 1 a situation in which there is a lot of sudden change, confusion, disagreement and sometimes violence 骚乱;动乱;动荡;混乱 SYN
upheaval
2 a series of sudden and violent changes in the direction that air or water is moving in (空气和水的)湍流,涡流,紊流 We experienced severe turbulence during the flight. 我们在飞行中遇到了强烈的气流。 collocationsat
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tur·bu·lence / ˈtɜːbjələns ; NAmE ˈtɜːrbjələns /
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turbulencetur‧bu‧lence /ˈtɜːbjələns $ ˈtɜːr-/ ●○○ noun [uncountable]
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1irregular and violent movements of air or water that are caused by the wind2a political or emotional situation that is very confused SYN  turmoil:  A period of political turbulence followed the civil war.
WDF

turbulence

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湍流(60%),动荡(31%),骚乱(4%),狂暴(3%),喧嚣(2%)
n.骚乱,动荡;[流] 湍流;狂暴

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