tempest

1. N-COUNT A tempest is a very violent storm. 暴風(fēng)雨[文學(xué)性]

2. N-COUNT You can refer to a situation in which people are very angry or excited as a tempest. 風(fēng)波; 暴動[文學(xué)性] [usu with supp]

I hadn't foreseen the tempest my request would cause. 我沒有想到我的請求會帶來這麼大一場風(fēng)波。

3. a tempest in a teapot→see teapot