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Turmoil

發佈時間: 2019/11/15

Turmoil

家長並不是學業至上,心裏最關心的必然是子女的健康和安全。動盪(turmoil)不斷,導致全港交通持續癱瘓,教育局終於宣布停課四天,家長起碼不用擔心子女在上下課路途上的安全問題,不用擔心他們中催淚彈。

名詞turmoil解「動盪、動亂、騷亂」,混亂、不確定或沒有秩序的狀態--a state of confusion, uncertainty or disorder。Turmoil的意思抽象,所以是不可數名詞。Turmoil的性質有political(政治)、economic(經濟)、religious(宗教)、emotional(情感)等等。例如,Lectures at several universities have been cancelled due to the growing political turmoil.(由於政治動盪不斷,一些大學的課堂已被取消了。)When his girlfriend died, he was in emotional turmoil.(當他的女友去世時,他的情緒混亂不穩。)

組句時,常用句式be in turmoil或者be in a state of turmoil。例句︰Many districts across the city are in turmoil.(整個城市的許多地區都處於一片混亂。)Hong Kong has been in a state of political turmoil for almost half a year.(香港近半年來一直處於政治動盪狀態。)

(本欄逢周一、三、五刊登)

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