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今天我们要学的词是 turmoil¹. Turmoil名词，意思是混乱、骚动。Shares in Sabadell, the second-biggest bank in Catalonia and the fifth largest in Spain, have fallen 10% as the independence turmoil between Catalonia and Madrid escalated². 加泰罗尼亚独立诉求使其与马德里政府间的紧张关系升级之际，当地第二大、西班牙全国第五大的萨瓦德尔银行股票已经下跌了10%。Low-cost long-haul carrier Norwegian Air has enjoyed strong passenger growth in September despite the wider airline industry's turmoil. 尽管航空产业普遍混乱，廉价长途航空公司挪威航空乘客数量九月份却出现了强势增长。 好的，我们今天学习的词是turmoil, turmoil, turmoil...

1 turmoil   

n.骚乱，混乱，动乱

参考例句：

• His mind was in such a turmoil that he couldn't get to sleep.内心的纷扰使他无法入睡。
• The robbery put the village in a turmoil.抢劫使全村陷入混乱。

2 escalated   

v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大

参考例句：

• The fighting escalated into a full-scale war. 这场交战逐步扩大为全面战争。
• The demonstration escalated into a pitched battle with the police. 示威逐步升级，演变成了一场同警察的混战。