e.g. Torrential rain and a howling tempest cut a swathe of destruction across the country. 狂風(fēng)暴雨橫掃全國,所到之處,一片狼藉。
2. 風(fēng)波;風(fēng)暴 You can refer to a situation in which people are very angry or excited as a tempest .
e.g. I hadn't foreseen the tempest my request would cause... 我沒(méi)有料到我的請求會(huì )掀起這么大一場(chǎng)風(fēng)波。 e.g. The takeover provoked a tempest of criticism. 這次收購引發(fā)了潮水般的批評。
tempest英英釋義
noun
1. (literary) a violent wind
e.g. a tempest swept over the island
2. a violent commotion or disturbance
e.g. the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away it was only a tempest in a teapot