furore
noun (British English) [singular]great anger or excitement shown by a number of people, usually caused by a public event 群情激憤；騷動；轟動 Her choice of words created quite a furore. 她的措辭引起了軒然大波。 - furore among somebody
His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他關於耶稣的小說激起了基督教徒的公憤。 - furore about/over something
the recent furore over the tax increases 近來因增稅引起的騷動
Extra ExamplesHis resignation passed almost unnoticed amid the furore of the elections. 在競選的一片擾攘騷動中他的辭職幾乎未受到注意。 The sale of the two best players caused a furore among the fans. 賣出兩個最佳球員在球迷中引發了抗議聲浪。 the furore which surrounded her appointment as chairman 針對她被任命爲主席的騷動 You may have read about some of the furore surrounding the film. 你可能已經讀到了圍繞這部電影的一些狂熱。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- current
- recent
- media
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- cause
- create
- provoke
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- surround something
- erupt
- follow
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- amid a/the furore (of)
- furore about
- furore over
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Word Originlate 18th cent.: from Italian, from Latin furor, from furere ‘be mad, rage’.