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

• Times of national turmoil generally roil a country's financial markets.
  在国家动荡不安的时代，该国的金融市场一般都会出现混乱。
• The whole country is in a turmoil.
  天下扰动。
• My mind is in a turmoil.
  我心里很乱。
• The financial market turmoil of last year may well have hurt China life more than it hurt its rivals.
  去年，金融市场动荡给中国人寿造成的损害也许超过了它给该公司竞争对手带来的伤害。
• This turmoil has been a lesson to us.
  这次动乱从反面教育了我们。
• The period since the revolution has been one of political turmoil.
  革命爆发后就陷入了政治动乱期。
• His mind was in such a turmoil that he couldn't get to sleep.
  内心的纷扰使他无法入睡。
• Continuing turmoil in the eurozone has hurt Japanese exports by damping global demand and driving the yen higher.
  欧元区动荡局面的继续，已削弱了全球需求、推高了日元，从而损害了日本的出口。
• Her marriage was in turmoil
  她的婚姻一团糟。
• Emerging markets have also been hit by political turmoil and in some cases by inflation.
  新兴市场也会受到政治动荡的影响，有些还受通货膨胀的影响。