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? 这乱哄哄的一片是怎么回事?
Extra ExamplesThe 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. 有许多喊叫和骚动。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- great
- huge
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- cause
- make
- hear
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- break out
- erupt
- die down
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- in a/the commotion
- commotion about
- commotion over
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin commotio(n-), from com- ‘altogether’ + motio, from movere ‘to move’.