Turmoil
[ 'tɝmɔɪl ]
第5级
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n. 混乱;焦虑;
💡 词根助记
tur=turb骚乱+moil翻腾→搅动翻腾→混乱
📝 例句
The London Stock Exchange is in turmoil today.
今天伦敦证券市场一片混乱.
The mental turmoil, showed quickly in his work.
胡思乱想很快就影响了他的工作。
The city was in a turmoil.
该城一片混乱。
The country was in ( a ) turmoil during the strike.
这个国家在罢工期间陷於一片混乱.
Throughout the conflict and turmoil he remained remarkably the same man.
经过一切冲突和动乱，他却异乎寻常地“依然故我”。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ tur-谐音“偷”,m-拼音“米”,oil-油:偷米、油引起骚动
※ turm-turn 转变,oil-油:变成油,联想水变油的新闻使媒体一阵骚乱
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-turb-表示“混乱”
📖 牛津释义
turmoil
n[C usu sing, U 作可数名词时通常作单数, 亦作不可数名词]
(instance of) great disturbance, agitation or confusion 骚动; 混乱; 动乱
The country was in
(a) turmoil during the strike. 这个国家在罢工期间陷於一片混乱.
🔁 扩展释义
*['tә:mɒil]n. 骚动, 混乱相关词组: be in a turmoil
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Four o'clock at the advanced exercise class. With me.
四点钟去高级健身课， 跟我一起。
That which was bitter to endure may be sweet to remember.
苦楚往日难忍受，记起也许甜心头。
One Saturday morning, Frank visited an antique shop in my neighbourhood.
一个星期六的上午，弗兰克去了我家附近的一家古玩店。