| 英语单词 | tumult |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['tjuːmʌlt] 美 ['tuːmʌlt] |
| 中文释义 | n.骚乱;嘈杂声;烦乱 |
| 英语例句 | (1) Presently the tumult died down. (2) The employer was forced to allay the tumult. (3) He could hear a great tumult in the street. (4) One had to shout to be heard above the tumult. (5) Those three words threw him into a tumult of joy. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 一会儿工夫骚动平息了下来。 (2) 雇主被迫缓和骚乱。 (3) 他听到街上很响的嘈杂声。 (4) 声音嘈杂,得大喊大叫别人才听得见。 (5) 这三个字使他心花怒放。 |
| vocabulary简明 | If a principal steps into a classroom and is greeted by a tumult of voices, with the teacher shouting for his kids' attention, she will not be pleased. A tumult is a state of noisy confusion. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Very often a crowd of people will cause a tumult. But your mind can also be in tumult, when you're confused and overwhelmed by strong emotions. If you want an adjective to describe these types of bewildering situations, use tumultuous. Tumult is from the Latin tumultus "an uproar," which is related to the Latin verb tumēre "to be excited." |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-SING 单数名词]混乱;骚乱 A tumult is a state of great confusion or excitement. [also no det]
2 [N-SING 单数名词]吵闹;喧哗 A tumult is a lot of noise made by a crowd of people. [also no det]
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