uproar

英 [ˈʌprɔː(r)]

美 [ˈʌprɔːr]

n.  吵闹; 喧嚣; 叫喊; 骚动; 怨愤

复数：uproars　

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Collins.1 / BNC.13911 / COCA.13150

牛津词典

noun

• 吵闹；喧嚣；叫喊
  a situation in which people shout and make a lot of noise because they are angry or upset about sth
  1. The room was in (an) uproar .
     屋子里一片嘈杂。
  2. Her comments provoked (an) uproar from the audience.
     她的评论激起了听众的鼓噪。
• 骚动；怨愤
  a situation in which there is a lot of public criticism and angry argument about sth that sb has said or done
  1. The article caused (an) uproar.
     这篇文章引起了轩然大波。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 喧闹；吵闹；鼓噪；骚动
  If there isuproar, there is a lot of shouting and noise because people are very angry or upset about something.
  1. The announcement caused uproar in the crowd...
     公告在人群中引起了骚动。
  2. The courtroom was in an uproar.
     法庭上一片哗然。
• N-UNCOUNT 骚乱；骚动
  You can also useuproarto refer to a lot of public criticism and debate about something that has made people angry.
  1. The town is in uproar over the dispute...
     整个城市因为这次争端而陷入了骚动。
  2. The surprise announcement could cause an uproar in the United States.
     这一突然发布的公告可能会在美国引起骚乱。

英英释义

noun

• loud confused noise from many sources
  Synonym:hubbubbrouhahakatzenjammer
• a state of commotion and noise and confusion
  Synonym:tumulttumultuousnessgarboil

双语例句

• Everyone's in an uproar, it seems he used an ax or a saw.
  场面很混乱，看上去他用了一把斧子或是锯。
• There was a brief silence, followed by uproar.
  沉默片刻之后又喧嚣起来了。
• Some dozen years ago she created an uproar in polite society when she openly boasted of distant elvish ancestry.
  数年前当她公然吹嘘自己遥远的精灵血统时，她就在上流社会造成了一阵骚动。
• The announcement caused uproar in the crowd
  公告在人群中引起了骚动。
• The audience burst into an uproar.
  举座哗然。
• The courtroom was in an uproar.
  法庭上一片哗然。
• The uproar reached the ears of the men in the canoes.
  喧嚣声传到了一条条独木舟上的男子们耳里。
• But even seasoned politicians said Thursday's uproar was unprecedented.
  但就连老道的政治家周四也说，这次的骚乱前所未有。
• A national uproar then made the top leadership aware of the necessity of timely news release.
  举国哗然，这让最高层领导意识到了信息发布及时的必要性。
• In the confusion and uproar, Cicero could only shriek that he had saved his country.
  在一片混乱与喧闹声中，锡斯罗只能尖声叫道他救了他的国家。