commotion

英 [kəˈməʊʃn]

美 [kəˈmoʊʃn]

n.  (突然发生的)喧闹，骚乱，骚动

复数：commotions　

IELTSGRE医学

Collins.1 / BNC.14484 / COCA.11651

牛津词典

noun

• （突然发生的）喧闹，骚乱，骚动
  sudden noisy confusion or excitement
  1. I heard a commotion and went to see what was happening.
     我听到一阵喧闹便去看看发生了什么事情。
  2. The crowd waiting outside was causing a commotion.
     在外面等待的人群眼看就要发生骚乱。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 喧闹;混乱;骚动
  Acommotionis a lot of noise, confusion, and excitement.
  1. He heard a commotion outside...
     他听见外面一阵骚动。
  2. Sounds of voices and commotion could be heard downstairs now.
     现在能听见楼下人声鼎沸。

英英释义

noun

• the act of making a noisy disturbance
  Synonym:dinructionruckusrumpustumult
• confused movement
  1. he was caught up in a whirl of work
  2. a commotion of people fought for the exits
  Synonym:whirl
• a disorderly outburst or tumult
  1. they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused
  Synonym:disturbancedisruptionflutterhurly burlyto-dohoo-hahoo-hahkerfuffle

双语例句

• While I was bargaining with the vendors and struggling with everyday mathematics, there came a commotion.
  正当我和菜贩子讨价还价，并绞尽脑汁用基本算法算出菜价时，一阵骚动传了过来。
• There was a terrible commotion outside.
  外面发生了可怕的骚乱。
• There's the source of all this commotion.
  这就是全部混乱的起源。
• His wife hears the commotion, knows that he can't swim, and runs down to the bank.
  他的妻子听到了他的喊声，知道他并不会游泳，所以她就急忙跑向河岸。
• Had Dickens foreseen that his novel would cause such a commotion, he would not have written it.
  如果狄更斯预见到他的小说会引起这样的一种骚动，他也许就不会写了。
• He heard a commotion outside
  他听见外面一阵骚动。
• I couldn't hear cell because of the commotion where I was.
  我没听见手机响是因为我待的地方很吵。
• His reverie had thrown him into severe commotion.
  他的白日梦把他带入了严重的混乱。
• Before long, I had come quite close to the right-hand-turn with all the commotion.
  很快我靠近出事的那个右转弯处了。
• Edward saw the commotion, however, and quickly came to see what was happening.
  然而，爱德华王子看见了这边的骚乱，立即过来查看发生了什么事。