英语词汇“tempest”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

tempest

(tempɪst )

Word forms: tempests

1. countable noun

A tempest is a very violent storm. [literary]

Torrential rain and a howling tempest cut a swathe of destruction across the country.

2. countable noun

You can refer to a situation in which people are very angry or excited as a tempest. [literary]

I hadn't foreseen the tempest my request would cause.

The takeover provoked a tempest of criticism.

Synonyms: uproar, storm, furore, disturbance

3. a tempest in a teapot phrase

If you describe a situation as a tempest in a teapot, you think that a lot of fuss is being made about something that is not important. [US]

On Capitol Hill, senators today appear to view the matter as something of a tempest in a teapot.

regional note: in BRIT, use a storm in a teacup

Idioms:

a tempest in a teapot [US]

something that is not important but that people are making a lot of unnecessary fuss about. The usual British expression is a storm in a teacup.

`It's a tempest in a teapot,' he said of the controversy over the painting.

单词	tempest
释义	tempest (tempɪst ) Word forms: tempests 1. countable noun A tempest is a very violent storm. [literary] Torrential rain and a howling tempest cut a swathe of destruction across the country. 2. countable noun You can refer to a situation in which people are very angry or excited as a tempest. [literary] I hadn't foreseen the tempest my request would cause. The takeover provoked a tempest of criticism. Synonyms: uproar, storm, furore, disturbance 3. a tempest in a teapot phrase If you describe a situation as a tempest in a teapot, you think that a lot of fuss is being made about something that is not important. [US] On Capitol Hill, senators today appear to view the matter as something of a tempest in a teapot. regional note: in BRIT, use a storm in a teacup Idioms: a tempest in a teapot [US] something that is not important but that people are making a lot of unnecessary fuss about. The usual British expression is a storm in a teacup. `It's a tempest in a teapot,' he said of the controversy over the painting. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
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