tempestuous

英 [temˈpestʃuəs]

美 [temˈpestʃuəs]

adj.  激烈的; 狂暴的; 骚动的; 狂风暴雨的; 大风暴的

GRE

BNC.32970 / COCA.25087

牛津词典

adj.

• 激烈的；狂暴的；骚动的
  full of extreme emotions
  1. a tempestuous relationship
     冲突不断的关系
• 狂风暴雨的；大风暴的
  caused by or affected by a violent storm
  1. tempestuous seas
     波涛汹涌的大海

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (关系)紧张的，跌宕起伏的;(局势)动荡不定的，风云变幻的
  If you describe a relationship or a situation astempestuous, you mean that very strong and intense emotions, especially anger, are involved.
  1. For years, the couple's tempestuous relationship made the headlines...
     有好多年，那对夫妻跌宕起伏的关系总是登上报纸头条。
  2. Somehow the marriage lasted for eight tempestuous months.
     不管怎么说，那场婚姻还是维持了 8 个月，其间双方的关系一直很紧张。

英英释义

adj

• (of the elements) as if showing violent anger
  1. angry clouds on the horizon
  2. furious winds
  3. the raging sea
  Synonym:angryfuriousragingwild
• characterized by violent emotions or behavior
  1. a stormy argument
  2. a stormy marriage
  Synonym:stormy

双语例句

• But she was also well known for a colourful personal life that included two tempestuous marriages to Welsh film star Richard Burton.
  不过她的知名度同样也源于她丰富多彩的私生活。她曾两次嫁给威尔士电影明星理查德伯顿，两次都只维持了非常短暂的时间。
• With Floods and Whirlwinds of tempestuous fire.
  有如洪水旋风般的狂暴的火焰；
• And they said to him, what shall we do with you that the sea may be quiet for us? For the sea grew more and more tempestuous.
  他们问他说，我们当向你怎样行，使海为我们平静下来呢？这是因为海越发翻腾。
• It lies at the heart of one of the most tempestuous alliances in art between Vincent Van Gogh and his mentor Paul Gauguin.
  这是艺术史上最狂暴的一段关系的中心，也就是文森特梵高和他的导师保罗高更。
• I'll sail forward, however hard the voyage, however tempestuous the sea, to your heart, to pour out to you my endless yearning.
  不管前途艰难，路途遥远，我都将一往直前，驶向你心灵的港湾，向你诉说那风浪中的无尽思念。
• Mercilessly pounded by the tempestuous southern ocean, Borden Islands surprisingly offers a haven for one of the rarest seals in the world.
  由于无情地受到南部海洋暴风雨的猛烈袭击，博登岛意外地成为世界上的一种珍稀海豹的安息之所。
• But policy makers have the means to ensure the transition to this new phase will be merely turbulent, rather than tempestuous.
  但政策制定者有办法确保向这一新阶段的转型只会引起颠簸、而不会引发大地震。
• But not long after, there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroaquilo.
  可是，过了不久，有一种称为「东北风」的飓风，向岛上冲来。
• Accidental song and restoring your memory, insisted on the sea tempestuous.
  偶然的一首歌，复原你的声息，在记忆的海翻腾。
• For years, the couple's tempestuous relationship made the headlines
  有好多年，那对夫妻跌宕起伏的关系总是登上报纸头条。