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

• During all the commotion I had hardly noticed my little brother.
  在整个骚动过程中我几乎没有顾及我的小弟弟。
• His reverie had thrown him into severe commotion.
  他的白日梦把他带入了严重的混乱。
• Why all this commotion?
  为什么会这么混乱呢？
• Another time she raised her head at a commotion of wings outside and motioned me to follow her.
  还有一次，她抬头看见外面一片骚动的翅膀，示意我跟着她。
• There's the source of all this commotion.
  这就是全部混乱的起源。
• 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。
• 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。
• Suddenly we heard a tremendous commotion outside.
  突然我们听到外面有强烈的骚动。
• Who do we know who can cause a commotion?
  我们认识的人谁能制造混乱？
• The commotion of care and sickness was lifting and a spacious peace was enveloping us.
  护理的繁忙和疾病带来的混乱正在消失，一种宽阔无边的宁静正笼罩着我们。