• n. 混亂，騷動(dòng)

詞源不詳，可能改寫(xiě)自中古法語(yǔ) tremouille,磨坊漏斗，可能來(lái)自 turn,轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)，mill,石磨。

turmoil (n.)

1520s, of uncertain origin, perhaps an alteration of Middle French tremouille "mill hopper," in reference to the hopper's constant motion to and fro, from Latin trimodia "vessel containing three modii," from modius, a Roman dry measure, related to modus "measure." Attested earlier in English as a verb (1510s), though this now is obsolete.

1. Abidjan was thrown into turmoil because of a protest by taxi drivers.

出租車(chē)司機(jī)的抗議使得阿比讓陷入了混亂。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. During the turmoil in the foreign-exchange markets the guilder remained strong.

荷蘭盾在外匯交易市場(chǎng)的動(dòng)蕩中保持堅(jiān)挺。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. My emotional turmoil had drained me.

紛亂的情緒讓我心力交瘁。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

4. When the seas are in turmoil , heroes are on their mettle.

滄海橫流,方顯出英雄本色.

來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

5. The robbery put the village in a turmoil.

搶劫使全村陷入混亂.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》