sudden noisy and confused activity or excitement (突然發生的)喧鬧,騷亂,騷動 I heard a commotion and went to see what was happening. 我聽到一陣喧鬧,便去看看發生了什麽事情。 The crowd waiting outside was causing a commotion. 在外面等待的人群眼看就要發生騷亂。 What's all the commotion about? 這亂哄哄的一片是怎麽回事?
Extra ExamplesThe dogs set up a terrible commotion as we came near the house. 我們走近房子時,幾只狗騷動不安起來。 The people upstairs were making a great commotion. 樓上的人正鬧作一團。 She waited until the commotion died down. 她一直等着,直到騷亂漸漸平息。 There was lots of shouting and commotion. 有許多喊叫和騷動。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- great
- huge
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- cause
- make
- hear
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- break out
- erupt
- die down
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- in a/the commotion
- commotion about
- commotion over
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin commotio(n-), from com- ‘altogether’ + motio, from movere ‘to move’.