clam·our
verb/ˈklæmə(r)/
/ˈklæmər/
(US English clamor)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they clamour | /ˈklæmə(r)/ /ˈklæmər/ |
| he / she / it clamours | /ˈklæməz/ /ˈklæmərz/ |
| past simple clamoured | /ˈklæməd/ /ˈklæmərd/ |
| past participle clamoured | /ˈklæməd/ /ˈklæmərd/ |
| -ing form clamouring | /ˈklæmərɪŋ/ /ˈklæmərɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] (formal) to demand something loudly
大声（或吵闹）地要求 - clamour (for something) People began to clamour for his resignation.
人们开始大声疾呼要求他辞职。 - clamour to do something Everyone was clamouring to know how much they would get.
大家都吵闹着想知道他们能得到多少。 - A great many interest groups were clamouring to be heard.
许多利益集团都在大声疾呼，希望得到倾听。 - + speech ‘Play with us!’ the children clamoured.
“跟我们一起玩吧！”孩子们吵吵嚷嚷地要求道。
- clamour (for something) People began to clamour for his resignation.
- [intransitive] (of many people) to shout loudly, especially in a confused way
（尤指乱哄哄地）大声地喊叫，呼叫 - A crowd of reporters clamoured around the car.
一群记者围着车吵闹。
- A crowd of reporters clamoured around the car.
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin clamor, from clamare ‘cry out’.