turmoil
英 ['t??m??l]
美['t?m??l]
- n. 混亂，騷動
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詞態(tài)變化
復數(shù):?turmoils;
助記提示
1. 偷米油引起騷動、騷亂。
中文詞源
turmoil 混亂，騷亂
詞源不詳，可能改寫自中古法語 tremouille,磨坊漏斗，可能來自 turn,轉(zhuǎn)動，mill,石磨。
英文詞源
- turmoil (n.)
- 1520s, of uncertain origin, perhaps an alteration of Middle French tremouille "mill hopper," in reference to the hopper's constant motion to and fro, from Latin trimodia "vessel containing three modii," from modius, a Roman dry measure, related to modus "measure." Attested earlier in English as a verb (1510s), though this now is obsolete.
雙語例句
- 1. Abidjan was thrown into turmoil because of a protest by taxi drivers.
- 出租車司機的抗議使得阿比讓陷入了混亂。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. During the turmoil in the foreign-exchange markets the guilder remained strong.
- 荷蘭盾在外匯交易市場的動蕩中保持堅挺。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. My emotional turmoil had drained me.
- 紛亂的情緒讓我心力交瘁。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. When the seas are in turmoil , heroes are on their mettle.
- 滄海橫流,方顯出英雄本色.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. The robbery put the village in a turmoil.
- 搶劫使全村陷入混亂.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》