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

• This turmoil has been a lesson to us.
  这次动乱从反面教育了我们。
• High on the agenda of tomorrow's meeting will be the turmoil in Japan.
  日本发生的骚乱将是明天会议的首要议题。
• 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。
• My emotional turmoil had drained me.
  纷乱的情绪让我心力交瘁。
• As I said, this has been a year of concentrated turmoil.
  正如我所说的，这是一个各种动荡集中爆发的一年。
• Turmoil on the world's financial markets leads to a sharp rise in trading on the London Stock exchange.
  在世界金融市场上的骚动在伦敦证券交易所上交易方面导致一个激涨。
• 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 whole country is in a turmoil.
  天下扰动。
• Something similar seems to be happening after years of economic crisis and political turmoil in Greece.
  在经过多年的希腊经济危机和政治动荡之后，现在似乎在发生类似的事情。
• 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。