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

• Now, in his newly published diaries, David Blunkett ( the British politician in question) has conceded that his mental state was anything but robust during the tempestuous goings-on of the past two years.
  现在，布伦基特（英国政界的话题人物）在自己新出版的日记里承认，在过去两年的多事之秋，他的精神状态糟透了。
• 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。
• But could she piay the tempestuous southern beiie?
  但她能够充当南方的暴躁美女吗？
• 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。
• April could prove a tempestuous time in your private life.
  4月份可能是你个人生活中一段不平静的时期。
• He saw overhead a black and tempestuous sky, across which the wind was driving clouds that occasionally suffered a twinkling star to appear;
  他看到天空是一片黑暗，预示着大风暴即将来临了，风在用劲地驱赶着疾驰的浮云，不时的露出一颗闪烁的星星。
• With Floods and Whirlwinds of tempestuous fire.
  有如洪水旋风般的狂暴的火焰；
• Their ship was sailing dangerously in the tempestuous sea.
  他们的船在浪急风高的海上危险地航行着。
• 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。
• 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。