tempest

noun
🔊/ˈtempɪst/
🔊/ˈtempɪst/
(formal or literary)Idioms
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  1. a violent storm大风暴;暴风雨;暴风雪
    • The screaming tempest whipped into the house, hurling furniture across the room.尖叫的暴风雨拂过屋子,向房间里扔家具。
    Topics Weatherc2
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French tempeste, from Latin tempestas ‘season, weather, storm’, from tempus ‘time, season’.
Idioms
a tempest in a teapot (North American English)
(British English a storm in a teacup)
  1. a lot of anger or worry about something that is not important茶杯里的风暴;大惊小怪;小题大做