美[?t?mp?st] 1 . I hadn't foreseen the tempest my request would cause.
我沒有料到我的請求會掀起這么大一場風波。
來自柯林斯例句
2 . The takeover provoked a tempest of criticism.
這次收購引發(fā)了潮水般的批評。
來自柯林斯例句
3 . The sailors took in sail when the tempest was approaching.
暴風雨來臨之際,水手們將帳篷放下.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4 . He won a tempest of applause when he ended his speech.
演講結束時,他博得暴風雨般的掌聲.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5 . No tempest is capable of shattering his firm determination.
任何驚濤駭浪都不能動搖他堅如磐石的決心.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
1.a violent commotion or disturbance;
the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away
2.(literary) a violent wind;
a tempest swept over the island
