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

• Au contraire, they are massive and tempestuous.
  相反地，它们可是非常厚重狂暴的。
• And in a tempestuous Serie B match, when the respective goalkeepers were being assailed by missiles from opposing fans, Mr collina bent the rules by getting the teams to change ends, thereby ensuring both the safety of the goalkeepers and the continuation of the match.
  而在一场激烈的意乙比赛中，当两队的守门员遭到对方球迷的投掷物袭击时，科里纳变通规则，让两队交换场地，从而确保了守门员的安全和比赛的继续进行。
• All the fury of her tempestuous soul fell, as the sea falls under a lapse of wind.
  她那狂暴的灵魂发出的一切愤怒都在平息了，如同大海在风暴之后的平静一样。
• The historians present the picture of a brilliant but tempestuous and cruel man.
  这些史家笔下呈现出的成吉思汗是一个绝顶聪明，但脾气暴烈、残忍无情的君王。
• 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。
• On a rainy, tempestuous night a "coloured" woman was standing on the roadside.
  一个暴风雨的晚上，一个“有色”妇女站在路旁，浑身湿透。
• 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。
• 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。
• They had fortitude and self-reliance, and, in time of difficulty or peril, stood up for the welfare of the state like a line of cliffs against a tempestuous tide.
  他们坚定而自信，在困难和危险的时刻，为了国家利益挺身而出，犹如一面危崖迎击拍岸的怒涛。
• Their married life was short and tempestuous.
  他们的婚姻生活很短暂而且是吵吵闹闹的。