单词 | turbulence |
释义 | turbulence (once / 4228 pages) n Use the noun turbulence to describe instability or disturbance. If you’re on an airplane during a storm, turbulence is that horrible thing that is causing the plane (and your stomach) to bounce around. The word turbulence can be used to refer to atmospheric instability, such as sudden, unpredictable air movements resulting from a storm, but the word has a broader meaning as well and you will often hear it used to describe any situation characterized by unrest and disorder. If your stocks are fluctuating wildly in price, that could be a result of turbulence in the stock market. If last year was filled with unpredictable change, you could describe it as a year of great turbulence. WORD FAMILYturbulence: turbulences+/turbulency: turbulencies/turbulent: nonturbulent, turbulence, turbulency, turbulently USAGE EXAMPLES“Watching live with the audience is like being in a plane in turbulence,” he said. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) His photos bridged the cultural distance between the razzle-dazzle of 1960s film and the growing turbulence of social change. Time(Dec 30, 2016) “But the ocean is all about flux and turbulence and movement.” New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1n instability in the atmosphere Hypo|Hyper clear-air turbulence strong turbulence in an otherwise cloudless region that subjects aircraft to violent updrafts or downdrafts bad weather, inclemency, inclementness weather unsuitable for outdoor activities 2n a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally) the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence Syn|Hypo|Hyper Sturm und Drang, upheaval agitation, ferment, fermentation, tempestuousness, unrest a state of agitation or turbulent change or development roller coasteranything characterized by abrupt and extreme changes (especially up and down) violencea turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc. rageviolent state of the elements disorder a disturbance of the peace or of public order 3n unstable flow of a liquid or gas Syn|Hypo|Hyper turbulency countercurrent, crosscurrent, rip, riptide, tide rip a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current physical phenomenon a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy |
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