美[ˈtɛmpɪst] 1 . I hadn't foreseen the tempest my request would cause.
我没有料到我的请求会掀起这么大一场风波。
来自柯林斯例句
2 . The takeover provoked a tempest of criticism.
这次收购引发了潮水般的批评。
来自柯林斯例句
3 . The sailors took in sail when the tempest was approaching.
暴风雨来临之际,水手们将帐篷放下.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4 . He won a tempest of applause when he ended his speech.
演讲结束时,他博得暴风雨般的掌声.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5 . No tempest is capable of shattering his firm determination.
任何惊涛骇浪都不能动摇他坚如磐石的决心.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
1.a violent commotion or disturbance;
the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away
2.(literary) a violent wind;
a tempest swept over the island
