turmoil

英 [ˈtɜːmɔɪl]

美 [ˈtɜːrmɔɪl]

n.  动乱; 骚动; 混乱; 焦虑

复数：turmoils　过去式：turmoiled　

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牛津词典

noun

• 动乱；骚动；混乱；焦虑
  a state of great anxiety and confusion
  1. emotional/mental/political turmoil
     纷乱的情绪；精神上的混乱；政治动乱
  2. His statement threw the court into turmoil .
     他的陈述使得法庭陷入一片混乱。
  3. Her mind was in (a) turmoil .
     她心乱如麻。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 混乱;动荡;骚乱;恐慌
  Turmoilis a state of confusion, disorder, uncertainty, or great anxiety.
  1. ...the political turmoil in South Africa.
     南非的政治动荡
  2. Her marriage was in turmoil...
     她的婚姻一团糟。
  3. Your mind is in such a turmoil you do not know what you are saying.
     你心烦意乱，根本不知道自己在说什么。

英英释义

noun

• disturbance usually in protest
  Synonym:agitationexcitementupheavalhullabaloo
• violent agitation
  Synonym:tumult
• a violent disturbance
  1. the convulsions of the stock market
  Synonym:convulsionupheaval

双语例句

• When the seas are in turmoil, heroes are on their mettle.
  沧海横流，方显出英雄本色。
• Times of national turmoil generally roil a country's financial markets.
  在国家动荡不安的时代，该国的金融市场一般都会出现混乱。
• Her marriage was in turmoil
  她的婚姻一团糟。
• And now we see a great deal of political turmoil, raising all kinds of questions for the future.
  我们现在看到了许多政治动乱，这给将来提出了各种各样的问题。
• The effects of the turmoil are more serious and far-reaching than we have anticipated.
  而且，影响比我们预期更为严重和深远。
• His mind was in such a turmoil that he couldn't get to sleep.
  内心的纷扰使他无法入睡。
• The wicked clique undermined the government and the state was thrown into turmoil.
  奸党乱政，国无宁日。
• But these reforms conducted within the straitjacket of monetary union with Germany are causing political and economic turmoil.
  但这类改革因与德国在一个货币联盟而受到严格约束却引发了政治和经济领域的动荡。
• Abidjan was thrown into turmoil because of a protest by taxi drivers
  出租车司机的抗议使得阿比让陷入了混乱。
• The Asian financial turmoil has also exposed areas of weaknesses which we need to confront and to overcome.
  亚洲金融风暴也暴露了我们需要面对和克服香港存在的弱点。