During the social turmoils, many shops were forced to close.

turmoils 是名词 turmoil 的复数形式。turmoil 由词根 tur-（源自拉丁语，表示"搅动、混乱"）和后缀 -moil（表示"混乱状态"）组成，意思是"骚乱、动荡、混乱"。这里指社会上的混乱不安状态。