com·mo·tion
noun/kəˈməʊʃn/
/kəˈməʊʃn/
[countable, usually singular, uncountable]- sudden noisy and confused activity or excitement
（突然发生的）喧闹，骚乱，骚动 - 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。 - The crowd waiting outside was causing a commotion.
在外面等待的人群眼看就要发生骚乱。 - What's all the commotion about?
这喧闹声是怎么回事？
Extra Examples- The dogs set up a terrible commotion as we came near the house.
我们走近房子时，几只狗骚动不安起来。 - The people upstairs were making a great commotion.
楼上的人正闹作一团。 - She waited until the commotion died down.
她一直等着，直到骚乱渐渐平息。 - There was lots of shouting and commotion.
现场有很多叫喊声和骚乱声。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- great
- huge
- …
- cause
- make
- hear
- …
- break out
- erupt
- die down
- …
- in a/the commotion
- commotion about
- commotion over
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin commotio(n-), from com- ‘altogether’ + motio, from movere ‘to move’. - I heard a commotion and went to see what was happening.