Turmoil
[ 'tɝmɔɪl ]
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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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What time is it, anyway?
几点了，顺便问一下。
I took out my pen.
我拿出了我的笔。
The objects on display were pieces of moving sculpture.
展品都是些活动的雕像。