turbulent
英 ['t??bj?l(?)nt]
美['t?bj?l?nt]
- adj. 騷亂的，混亂的；狂暴的；吵鬧的；激流的，湍流的
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1、turb- + -ul-(diminutive) + -ent.
中文詞源
turbulent 混亂的，動蕩的
來自拉丁語 turba,騷亂，人群，詞源同 turbid,trouble.引申詞義混亂的，動蕩的。
英文詞源
- turbulent
- turbulent: see trouble
- turbulent (adj.)
- early 15c., "disorderly, tumultuous, unruly" (of persons), from Middle French turbulent (12c.), from Latin turbulentus "full of commotion, restless, disturbed, boisterous, stormy," figuratively "troubled, confused," from turba "turmoil, crowd" (see turbid). In reference to weather, from 1570s. Related: Turbulently.
雙語例句
- 1. The seas grew turbulent, tossing the small boat like a cork.
- 海浪變得洶涌澎湃，把小船像漂浮的軟木塞一樣拋來甩去。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. a short and turbulent career in politics
- 短暫動蕩的政治生涯
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. The present international situation remains tense and turbulent.
- 當(dāng)前的國際局勢依然緊張動蕩.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 4. The current is turbulent.
- 水勢洶涌.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. They had been together for five or six turbulent years of rows and reconciliations.
- 他們在一起生活了五六年，一直吵吵鬧鬧，分分合合，沒有片刻安寧。
來自柯林斯例句