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Commotion People Front Heard 英 Kə'Məʊʃn] 美 Kə'Moʊʃn N.骚动;混乱;喧闹

英语单词 commotion
英美音标 英 [kə'məʊʃn] 美 [kə'moʊʃn]
中文释义 n.骚动;混乱;喧闹
英语例句 (1) The discovery caused a tremendous commotion in the scientific world.
(2) His reverie had thrown him into severe commotion.
(3) You are making a great commotion about nothing.
中文例句 (1) 那项发现在科学界引起极大的震动。
(2) 他的白日梦把他带入了严重的混乱。
(3) 你简直是在无理取闹。
vocabulary简明 A commotion is a noisy disturbance. If you're trying to quietly concentrate on reading this, you wouldn't want the person next to you to cause a commotion, or it would distract you.
vocabulary扩展 Commotion, which comes from the Middle French word commocion, means "violent motion, agitation." It can be a disorderly outburst or disruption, like someone yelling in the street at night, or five people arguing about someone talking on a cellphone while a play is being performed in front of them. Commotion can also describe out-of-control movement, like people pushing and shoving to get to the front row of a concert.
柯林斯解释
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[N-VAR 可变名词]喧闹;混乱;骚动 A commotion is a lot of noise, confusion, and excitement.
  • He heard a commotion outside...

    他听见外面一阵骚动。

  • Sounds of voices and commotion could be heard downstairs now.

    现在能听见楼下人声鼎沸。

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