a situation in which people shout and make a lot of noise because they are angry or upset about something 吵闹；喧嚣；叫喊 The room was in (an) uproar. 屋子里一片嘈杂。 Her comments provoked (an) uproar from the audience. 她的评论激起了听众的鼓噪。 We could no longer hear him above the uproar. 喧嚣过后，我们再也听不见他的声音了。
Extra ExamplesFinancial markets were in uproar after the crash of the rouble. 卢布暴跌后金融市场一片动荡。 The classroom was in an uproar. 教室里乱哄哄的。 The trial proceeded amid uproar. 审判在喧闹中进行。 He made the announcement in the House of Commons amid uproar. 他在下议院一片哗然中宣布了这一消息。 The trial ended in uproar. 审判在吵闹中结束。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- great
- huge
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- cause
- create
- provoke
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- amid (an/the) uproar
- in (an/the) uproar
- uproar over
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a situation in which there is a lot of public criticism and angry argument about something that somebody has said or done 骚动；怨愤 The article caused (an) uproar. 这篇文章引起了轩然大波。
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentc2The article caused an uproar when it was published. 这篇文章发表时引起了轩然大波。 Can you imagine the uproar if alcohol was banned? 如果禁酒，你能想象会有怎样的怨愤吗？ There was a great uproar over plans to pull down the old library. 拆毁旧图书馆的计划引起了轩然大波。 a huge public uproar over taxation plans 对征税计划舆论一片哗然 Such plans would no doubt have provoked uproar from environmentalists. 这样的计划无疑会引起环保人士的不满。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- great
- huge
- …
- cause
- create
- provoke
- …
- amid (an/the) uproar
- in (an/the) uproar
- uproar over
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Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Middle Dutch uproer, from op ‘up’ + roer ‘confusion’, associated with roar.