柯林斯詞典tempest /?t?mp?st/ (tempests) 1. N-COUNT A tempest is a very violent storm. 暴風(fēng)雨[文學(xué)性] 2. N-COUNT You can refer to a situation in which people are very angry or excited as a tempest. 風(fēng)波; 暴動(dòng)[文學(xué)性] [usu with supp] I hadn't foreseen the tempest my request would cause. 我沒有想到我的請(qǐng)求會(huì)帶來這么大一場(chǎng)風(fēng)波。3. a tempest in a teapot→see teapot 返回 tempest劍橋詞典a violent storm 大風(fēng)暴；暴風(fēng)雨；暴風(fēng)雪 習(xí)語(yǔ)tempest in a teapot 返回 tempest