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- tempests
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Torrential rain and a howling tempest cut a swathe of destruction across the country.
狂风暴雨横扫全国，所到之处，一片狼藉。
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风波;风暴 You can refer to a situation in which people are very angry or excited as a tempest .
a tempest in a teapot→see:
teapot;
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I hadn't foreseen the tempest my request would cause...
我没有料到我的请求会掀起这么大一场风波。
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The takeover provoked a tempest of criticism.
这次收购引发了潮水般的批评。
- 1. The scandal caused tempests in the newspapers.
- 那丑闻在报纸上掀起了阵阵风波。
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