[mass noun]violent or unsteady movement of air or water, or of some other fluid (空气、水等的)紊流,湍流 the plane shuddered as it entered some turbulence. 飞机飞进湍流时,机身剧烈颤动。 ■(figurative)conflict; confusion (喻)冲突;混乱 a time of political turbulence. 政治动乱时期。
语源
late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin turbulentia, from turbulentus 'full of commotion' (see turbulent)