Front | tempest |
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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. tempest tempestuous tempestuousness |
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