clamour
verb(US English clamor)
- [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。 - + 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)
- [intransitive]
(of many people )许多人 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. 一群记者围着汽车吵吵闹闹。
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin clamor, from clamare ‘cry out’.