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Tempest Violent Tea Pot Passionate Tempɪst Forced Ship

Front tempest
Pron ['tempɪst]
Back 【TEMPEST】
The tempest forced the ship onto the rocks.
暴风雨迫使这这艘船撞上礁石。
【重点词汇】
tempest n. 暴风雨 同: storm
Vocab
tempesta violent commotion or disturbance

Shakespeare's The Tempest begins with one –– a tempest, or a violent and windy storm.

The meaning of tempest has expanded over time to include the idea of anger or fighting. A "tempest in a tea pot" means a passionate fight over something that is in fact fairly trivial. For example, a passionate discussion about whether to use cloth or paper napkins at Thanksgiving could be considered a "tempest in a tea pot" to some.

All forms of 'tempest' will appear on average once every 366 pages.
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