“tourmente”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

tourmente

释义

‖ tourmente|turmɑ̃t|
[Fr.: see torment n.]
A whirling storm or eddy (of snow): cf. torment n. 5.
[1843J. D. Forbes Trav. through Alps 187 The strong west wind..raises the snow into fearful eddies, called tourmentes in the French.]1847G. B. Cheever Wand. Pilgr. xii. 90 The fury of these tourmentes is inconceivable.1909Blackw. Mag. Sept. 341/1, I reached it..in a more than usually objectionable tourmente of snow.1924J. Buchan Three Hostages xii. 177, I could see that it was blowing hard, for my glass showed me little tourmentes of snow.1928Blackw. Mag. May 601/1 Above the howl of the tourmente came the crash of falling rocks.

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