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tempestuous

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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tem·pes·tu·ous /temˈpestʃuəs/ adjective  1 EMOTIONALa tempestuous relationship or period of time involves a lot of difficulty and strong emotions 〔关系〕动荡的,狂暴的,错杂的;〔时代〕风云变幻的 a tempestuous marriage 动荡不宁的婚姻2. literaryDN a tempestuous sea or wind is very rough and violent 波涛汹涌的;狂风大作的 SYN stormy
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tempestuousThe end of their romance in the middle of June was just as tempestuous.Plastered to tiny projections on the chalk face, the majority survive howling gales and tempestuous spray-lashings.Autumn is blown hither and thither by an ever-changing tempestuous wind.
tem·pes·tu·ous adjectiveChineseSyllable
relationship a of or period a Corpus involves tempestuous time


tempestuous
tempestuous /temˈpestʃuəs/ adjective
1. a tempestuous relationship or period of time involves a lot of difficulty and strong emotions:
    a tempestuous marriage
2. literary a tempestuous sea or wind is very rough and violent
   SYN  stormy


tem·pes·tu·ousBrE /temˈpestʃuəs/ 🔊NAmE /temˈpestʃuəs/ 🔊 adjective(formal) full of extreme emotions 激烈的;狂暴的;骚动的 SYN stormy a tempestuous relationship冲突不断的关系(formal or literary) caused by or affected by a violent storm 狂风暴雨的;大风暴的 SYN stormy tempestuous seas波涛汹涌的大海