1ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n]变幻莫测的;动荡的;骚乱的;混乱的 A turbulent time, place, or relationship is one in which there is a lot of change, confusion, and disorder. 变幻莫测的;动荡的;骚乱的;混乱的
They had been together for five or six turbulent years of rows and reconciliations.
他们在一起生活了五六年,一直吵吵闹闹,分分合合,没有片刻安宁。
The turbulent world of Middle Eastern politics defies prediction.