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tempestuous

/tem-pes-choo-uhs/US // tɛmˈpɛs tʃu əs //UK // (tɛmˈpɛstjʊəs) //

暴躁的,暴躁,暴躁不安,暴躁的人

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : characterized by or subject to tempests: the tempestuous ocean.
    • : of the nature of or resembling a tempest: a tempestuous wind.
    • : tumultuous; turbulent: a tempestuous period in history.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.wild, stormy

Examples

  • Storms are strange things — truly tempestuous in how suddenly they can shift shape and space.

  • This sets off a series of tempestuous events, with the couple spending the rest of the film arguing in front of everyone.

  • He relationship with her mother became increasingly tempestuous.

  • The singer was to be a generous, amusing but tempestuous employer.

  • Daphne Merkin on the tempestuous, glamorous love affair—and the surprisingly literary side of Burton.

  • Fox himself has alluded to a tempestuous relationship with his wife.

  • His soul was tossed on the billows of a tempestuous ocean, in the midst of which he saw his father perishing.

  • They had reason to be thankful that they had a place which would afford them so complete a shelter during that tempestuous night.

  • You werent meant for this; you were meant for the woods and rocks, the rocks that run into the sea—something tempestuous and free.

  • During the month of November tempestuous weather prevailed along the coasts, causing many wrecks and much loss of life.

  • A shout burst from a thousand throats; a deep, angry cry, like the roar of a tempestuous sea.