tempest

1. N-COUNT A tempest is a very violent storm. 暴風雨[文學性]

2. N-COUNT You can refer to a situation in which people are very angry or excited as a tempest. 風波; 暴動[文學性] [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麽大一場風波。

3. a tempest in a teapot→see teapot