英 [ˈtempɪst] 美 [ˈtempɪst]
n. 暴风雨；骚动；动乱
vt. 使狂怒；扰乱，使激动
vi. 小题大作；起大风暴
n. （Tempest）人名；（英）坦皮斯特
tempest /ˈtɛmpɪst/
可数名词 A tempest is a very violent storm. 暴风雨
可数名词 You can refer to a situation in which people are very angry or excited as a tempest. 风波; 暴动
I hadn't foreseen the tempest my request would cause.
我没有想到我的请求会带来这么大一场风波。
a tempest in a teapot→seeteapot
(literary) a violent wind
a tempest swept over the island
暴风
恶劣天气
狂风雨
暴风雨
防信息洩漏
一架暴风雨（Tempest）型兰德突击艇在弗拉克斯宇宙港迫降时坠毁，叛军随后前来调查残骸，这伙叛军之中有奥格林狂战士随行（第59页）：
要消除迷雾须使用风系妖精的风暴（Tempest）技能，因此本关的队伍里最好有御风（Whisperwind）这个妖精。
...inds one can know the strength of grass] 比喻在危难时才能显出谁的意志坚强,是经得起考验的人 [tempest] 强疾的风与狂暴的雨 [cry] 表示强烈或突发感情的呼喊 ..
超爽的吉普赛风情弗拉门戈：Jesse Cook—Air 吉普赛风情的弗拉门戈吉他：Jesse Cook—Tempest（狂风暴雨） 这就是传说中的摩托飙车党吗？
tempestuous 有暴风雨的；暴乱的；剧烈的
tempestuousness 风暴；剧烈
[气象]暴风雨；骚动；动乱
combustion / trouble / turmoil / rainstorm
小题大作；起大风暴
For some, it may seem silly, a tempest in a teapot.
对有些人来说，这似乎很荒唐，是小题大做。
I hadn't foreseen the tempest my request would cause.
我没有想到我的请求会带来这么大一场风波。
By and by the tempest spent itself and died without accomplishing its object.
渐渐地，暴风雨耗尽了它的力量，没有达到目的就消失了。
Send these,the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door.
VOA : special.2010.05.06
Another recent example was the tempest in a teapot about the Instagram Terms of Service.
Others think the weight issue is a bit of a tempest in a Kiddush cup.
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Adding to the tempest around altering traditional teatime treats, United Biscuits slashed the fat from McVitie's Digestives in 2009.