uproar
noun /ˈʌprɔː(r)/
/ˈʌprɔːr/
[uncountable, singular]- a situation in which people shout and make a lot of noise because they are angry or upset about something
吵闹；喧嚣；叫喊 - The room was in (an) uproar.
屋子里一片嘈杂。 - Her comments provoked (an) uproar from the audience.
她的评论激起了听众的鼓噪。 - We could no longer hear him above the uproar.
喧嚣过后，我们再也听不见他的声音了。
- Financial markets were in uproar after the crash of the rouble.
卢布暴跌后金融市场一片动荡。 - The classroom was in an uproar.
教室里乱哄哄的。 - The trial proceeded amid uproar.
审判在喧闹中进行。 - He made the announcement in the House of Commons amid uproar.
他在下议院一片哗然中宣布了这一消息。 - The trial ended in uproar.
审判在吵闹中结束。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- great
- huge
- …
- cause
- create
- provoke
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- amid (an/the) uproar
- in (an/the) uproar
- uproar over
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- The room was in (an) uproar.
- a situation in which there is a lot of public criticism and angry argument about something that somebody has said or done
骚动；怨愤 - The article caused (an) uproar.
这篇文章引起了轩然大波。
Topics Opinion and argumentc2- The article caused an uproar when it was published.
这篇文章发表时引起了轩然大波。 - Can you imagine the uproar if alcohol was banned?
如果禁酒，你能想象会有怎样的怨愤吗？ - There was a great uproar over plans to pull down the old library.
拆毁旧图书馆的计划引起了轩然大波。 - a huge public uproar over taxation plans
对征税计划舆论一片哗然 - Such plans would no doubt have provoked uproar from environmentalists.
这样的计划无疑会引起环保人士的不满。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- great
- huge
- …
- cause
- create
- provoke
- …
- amid (an/the) uproar
- in (an/the) uproar
- uproar over
- …
- The article caused (an) uproar.
词源early 16th cent.: from Middle Dutch uproer, from op ‘up’ + roer ‘confusion’, associated with roar.