com·mo·tion

noun

/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 Dictionary
adjective
- big
- great
- huge
- …
verb + commotion
- cause
- make
- hear
- …
commotion + verb
- break out
- erupt
- die down
- …
preposition
- in a/the commotion
- commotion about
- commotion over
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin commotio(n-), from com- ‘altogether’ + motio, from movere ‘to move’.

单词	commotion
释义	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 … verb + commotion cause make hear … commotion + verb break out erupt die down … preposition in a/the commotion commotion about commotion over … Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin commotio(n-), from com- ‘altogether’ + motio, from movere ‘to move’.
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