Wordiyoturbulence
🇬🇧 UK/'tɜːbjʊl(ə)ns/🇺🇸 US/'tә:bjulәns/
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Definitions
n.
Irregular, disruptive movement in air or liquid; a state of disorder or unrest in society or politics.
湍流，气流颠簸；动荡，骚乱
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.severe turbulence强烈气流颠簸／剧烈动荡
- 2.political turbulence政治动荡
- 3.economic turbulence经济动荡
- 4.period of turbulence动荡时期
Example Sentences
- 1.
The flight hit severe turbulence over the mountains, rattling passengers in their seats.
- 2.
The country endured decades of political turbulence before achieving stability.
- 3.
Economic turbulence in the 1930s left millions of people unemployed worldwide.