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uproar

noun
🔊/ˈʌprɔː(r)/
🔊/ˈʌprɔːr/
[uncountable, singular]
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  1. 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.我们再也听不到他的骚动了。
    Extra Examples
    • Financial 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.他在一片混乱中在下议院宣布了这一消息。
    • The trial ended in uproar.审判在吵闹中结束。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • big
    • great
    • huge
    • …
    verb + uproar
    • cause
    • create
    • provoke
    • …
    preposition
    • amid (an/​the) uproar
    • in (an/​the) uproar
    • uproar over
    • …
    See full entry
  2. 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 synonym outcry
    • The article caused (an) uproar.这篇文章引起了轩然大波。
    Extra Examples
    • The article caused an uproar when it was published.该文章发表时引起轩然大波。
    • 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主义者的轩然大波。
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • big
    • great
    • huge
    • …
    verb + uproar
    • cause
    • create
    • provoke
    • …
    preposition
    • amid (an/​the) uproar
    • in (an/​the) uproar
    • uproar over
    • …
    See full entry
    3. Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Middle Dutch uproer, from op ‘up’ + roer ‘confusion’, associated with roar.