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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7668 COCA: 6502

turmoil

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
turmoil /ˈtɚˌmojəl/ noun
turmoil
/ˈtɚˌmojəl/
noun
Learner's definition of TURMOIL
: a state of confusion or disorder混乱;骚动
[noncount]
[singular]
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7668 COCA: 6502

turmoil

noun

tur·​moil ˈtər-ˌmȯi(-ə)l How to pronounce turmoil (audio)
: a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion

Example Sentences

The country has been in turmoil for the past 10 years. a period of political turmoil His life has been in a constant turmoil.
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Word History

Etymology

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First Known Use

1526, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of turmoil was in 1526
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7668 COCA: 6502
turmoil

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + TURMOIL | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEconstant持久的混亂Her mind was in a state of constant turmoil.她的腦子總是一片混亂。great大動盪emotional, inner, internal, mental, personal情感/心靈/內心/精神/個人混亂economic, financial, political, social經濟混亂;金融動盪;政治騷亂;社會動盪domestic, global, international國內/全球/國際混亂current, recent目前的/近來的動盪VERB + TURMOILcause, create引起混亂plunge sb/sth into, send sb/sth into, throw sb/sth into使⋯陷入混亂Her emotional life was thrown into turmoil.她的情感生活亂作一團。experience經歷動盪PREPOSITIONin turmoil混亂中He came to a stop, his thoughts in turmoil.他停下來,腦子裏一片混亂。turmoil of⋯的混亂a turmoil of emotions感情的混亂turmoil over由⋯引發的混亂The university had been in turmoil over anti-war protests.該大學因反戰抗議而一直動盪不安。PHRASESa state of turmoil混亂狀態

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