| 单词 | commotion |
| 释义 | com·mo·tion /kəˈməʊʃən $ -ˈmoʊ-/ noun [singular, uncountable] LOUD/NOISYsudden noisy activity 突然的混乱，喧闹 They heard a commotion downstairs. 他们听见楼下一阵骚动。 Everyone looked to see what was causing the commotion. 大家都在看是什么引起了喧闹。Examples from the Corpuscommotion• After a commotion, a wait and another commotion, my father appeared in the window above us.• I heard a commotion outside.• We heard a commotion downstairs and ran down to see what was happening.• There is a commotion behind me, some one motions him to leave, there is a brief scuffle and he is gone.• Suddenly there was a commotion by the front door, and two police officers marched in.• Suddenly there was a commotion behind me.• Suddenly the whole street was in commotion.• As usual he brought with him a collection of friends and a lot of commotion.• A right commotion was taking place.• They kept quite still, although all the commotion of the station swirled around them.• And it was true, she was finding breathing increasingly difficult, thanks to the wild commotion in her heart.causing ... commotion• They stood in a tight bunch and craned their necks to see what was causing the commotion.• M., we were awakened by a large racket and went outside to see what was causing the commotion.Origin commotion (1300-1400) Old French Latin commotio, from commovere “to move violently”, from com- ( → COM-) + movere “to move”com·mo·tion nounChineseSyllable noisy activity sudden Corpus |
| 随便看 |
|
英汉双解词典包含236457条英汉翻译词条，涵盖了常用英语单词及词组短语的翻译及用法，是英语学习的必备工具。