turmoil學測 L6KK [ˈtɝˌmɔɪl]/ˈtɝˌmɔɪl/
騷動;動亂·騷亂;紛擾·混亂;動盪
新聞常見的政局動盪用字
The company's sudden bankruptcy threw its two thousand employees into turmoil.

那家公司突然宣布破產,讓兩千名員工頓時陷入一片混亂與不安。

turmoil 沒有動詞形態,總是搭配 in turmoil 或 a state of turmoil 登場。

一個畫面:捲入混亂漩渦

捲入人群街頭抗議人潮推擠,身不由己
衝突碰撞警民對峙,肢體碰撞氣氛緊張
天旋地轉突發警報引發慌亂與暈眩

義項

示威風暴C2noun騷動;動亂
The country fell into turmoil when the leader suddenly left office.
那個國家在領導人突然下台後,陷入一片動盪。
political turmoilin turmoil
警民衝突C1noun騷亂;紛擾
A fight broke out, and the street was thrown into turmoil.
一場鬥毆爆發,街道頓時陷入一片混亂。
a state of turmoilerupt into turmoil
夜市驚魂C1noun混亂;動盪
A sudden fire alarm sent the night market into turmoil.
突如其來的火警警報讓夜市瞬間陷入一片混亂。
thrown into turmoilemotional turmoil

片語

in turmoil深陷混亂 →處於混亂或動盪之中
a state of turmoil混亂狀態 →陷入一片混亂的狀態
thrown into turmoil瞬間失序 →突然被捲入混亂之中
political turmoil政局動盪 →政治局勢動盪不安
emotional turmoil心亂如麻 →內心煎熬糾結不安

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The company faced great financial ___ after the CEO suddenly left. (turmoil / turmoiled)

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turmoil

turmoil 只有名詞形態,沒有turmoiled這種動詞用法。

'A fight broke out, and the street was thrown into turmoil.' 這裡的turmoil最接近下列何者?(A) 政治抗議 (B) 騷亂衝突 (C) 心情煩悶

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(B)

此句描述鬥毆造成的混亂,對應「騷亂;紛擾」義項,而非政治抗議或情緒。

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unrest多用於政治或社會層面的不安
upheaval強調劇烈且徹底的變動

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