tempestuous

Word family adjectivetempestivetempestuousadverbtempestuouslynountempestuousnesstempest

Related topics: Nature

tem·pes·tu·ous /temˈpestʃuəs/ adjectiveadj

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

Examples from the Corpus

tempestuous• The 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.

单词	tempestuous
释义	tempestuous Word family adjectivetempestivetempestuousadverbtempestuouslynountempestuousnesstempest Related topics: Nature tem·pes·tu·ous /temˈpestʃuəs/ adjectiveadj 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 Examples from the Corpus tempestuous• The 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.
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