1. 动荡;骚乱;骚动;混乱
Turbulence is a state of confusion and disorganized change.

2. (空气、液体或气体的)湍流,涡流，紊流
Turbulence is violent and uneven movement within a particular area of air, liquid, or gas.

1. unstable flow of a liquid or gas

Synonym: turbulency

2. a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)

e.g. the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence

Synonym: upheavalSturm und Drang

3. instability in the atmosphere