N-COUNT A tempest is a very violent storm. 暴风雨 [文学性]
N-COUNT You can refer to a situation in which people are very angry or excited as a tempest. 风波; 暴动 [文学性] [usu with supp]
I hadn't foreseen the tempest my request would cause.
我没有想到我的请求会带来这么大一场风波。
a tempest in a teapot →see teapot
Whereas atmospheric storms arise in a matter of hours and last for days, magnetic tempests develop over decades and persist for centuries.
大气风暴出现在几小时内，持续几天，而磁暴形成要几十年，持续几个世纪。
The Earth's magnetic field is generated as the molten iron of the Earth's outer core revolves around its solid inner core; when surges in the molten iron occur, magnetic tempests are created.
地球磁场是由地球外核的熔铁围绕固体内核旋转而产生的；当铁水激增，就会发生磁暴。
The scandal caused tempests in the newspaper.
那件丑闻在报纸上引起阵阵风波。
应用推荐