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Turbulent describes air or water moving in a rough, wild, unpredictable way — a plane goes through "turbulent air" and shakes. It's also used for times, situations, or relationships full of sudden trouble, arguments, or big changes — "a turbulent childhood" or "turbulent political times" means full of conflict and disorder, not calm at all.
(氣流)亂流的；(局勢/關係)動盪不安的
組成From Latin turba, meaning "crowd, disorder, disturbance," plus an ending that means "full of."
同家族的字
- turbulencethe noun form — the state of being turbulent
- disturbshares the same Latin root turba/turbare, meaning to throw into disorder
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
turbulentadj/ˈtɜːbjələnt/
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Violently disturbed or agitated; tempestuous, tumultuous.
- It is dangerous to sail in turbulent seas.
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Being in, or causing, disturbance or unrest.
- The mid-19th century was a turbulent time in American history.
- The [Washington] Post's proprietor through those turbulent [Watergate] days, Katharine Graham, held a double place in Washington’s hierarchy: at once regal Georgetown hostess and scrappy newshound, ready to hold the establishment to account. That is a very American position.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。