turmoil

英 [ˈtɜːmɔɪl]

美 [ˈtɜːrmɔɪl]

n.  动乱; 骚动; 混乱; 焦虑

复数：turmoils　过去式：turmoiled　

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牛津词典

noun

• 动乱；骚动；混乱；焦虑
  a state of great anxiety and confusion
  1. emotional/mental/political turmoil
     纷乱的情绪；精神上的混乱；政治动乱
  2. His statement threw the court into turmoil .
     他的陈述使得法庭陷入一片混乱。
  3. Her mind was in (a) turmoil .
     她心乱如麻。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 混乱;动荡;骚乱;恐慌
  Turmoilis a state of confusion, disorder, uncertainty, or great anxiety.
  1. ...the political turmoil in South Africa.
     南非的政治动荡
  2. Her marriage was in turmoil...
     她的婚姻一团糟。
  3. Your mind is in such a turmoil you do not know what you are saying.
     你心烦意乱，根本不知道自己在说什么。

英英释义

noun

• disturbance usually in protest
  Synonym:agitationexcitementupheavalhullabaloo
• violent agitation
  Synonym:tumult
• a violent disturbance
  1. the convulsions of the stock market
  Synonym:convulsionupheaval

双语例句

• As I said, this has been a year of concentrated turmoil.
  正如我所说的，这是一个各种动荡集中爆发的一年。
• Her marriage was in turmoil
  她的婚姻一团糟。
• Continuing turmoil in the eurozone has hurt Japanese exports by damping global demand and driving the yen higher.
  欧元区动荡局面的继续，已削弱了全球需求、推高了日元，从而损害了日本的出口。
• True, the US has been hurt by the current turmoil but so have many others.
  的确，当前的混乱伤害了美国，但也伤害了许多其它国家。
• This latest crisis has thrown the government into turmoil.
  最近的一次危机使政府陷入了混乱之中。
• The whole country is in a turmoil.
  天下扰动。
• The financial market turmoil of last year may well have hurt China life more than it hurt its rivals.
  去年，金融市场动荡给中国人寿造成的损害也许超过了它给该公司竞争对手带来的伤害。
• Abidjan was thrown into turmoil because of a protest by taxi drivers
  出租车司机的抗议使得阿比让陷入了混乱。
• I thought the banking turmoil ended earlier this year.
  我本以为，银行业的动荡在今年早些时候就结束了。
• My mind is in turmoil.
  我心里很乱。