turmoil
noun /ˈtɜːmɔɪl/
/ˈtɜːrmɔɪl/
[uncountable, singular]- a state of great worry in which everything is confused and nothing is certain
synonym confusion动乱;骚动;混乱;焦虑 - emotional/mental/political turmoil
纷乱的情绪;精神上的混乱;政治动乱 - His statement threw the court into turmoil.
他的陈述使得法庭陷入一片混乱。 - Her mind was in (a) turmoil.
她心乱如麻。 - She felt much calmer after the turmoil of recent weeks.
经过最近几周的动荡,她感到平静多了。
- Her mind was in a state of constant turmoil.
她的脑子总是一片混乱。 - The university had been in turmoil over anti-war protests.
该大学因反战抗议而一直动荡不安。 - The country was hurled into the turmoil of another general election.
这个国家陷入了另一场大选的混乱。 - She hid her inner turmoil.
她隐藏了内心的骚动。 - a turmoil of emotions
感情的混乱
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- constant
- great
- emotional
- …
- cause
- create
- plunge somebody/something into
- …
- in turmoil
- turmoil of
- turmoil over
- …
- a state of turmoil
词源early 16th cent.: of unknown origin. - emotional/mental/political turmoil