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tumult

英 ['tjuːmʌlt]美['tumʌlt]
  • n. 骚动;骚乱;吵闹;激动

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词态变化


复数: tumults;

助记提示


1. tumor => tum- "to be excited, swell" => tumult.

中文词源


tumult 骚乱,混乱

来自拉丁语 tumultus,混乱,骚乱,来自 tumere,肿胀,肿大,词源同 tumid,tumescence.

英文词源


tumult (n.)
late 14c., from Old French tumult (12c.), from Latin tumultus "commotion, bustle, uproar, disorder, disturbance," related to tumere "to be excited, swell" (see tumid).

双语例句


1. He could hear a great tumult in the street.
他可以听到街上巨大的喧闹声.

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2. The tumult in the streets awakened everyone in the house.
街上的喧哗吵醒了屋子里的每一个人.

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3. The quarrel left her in a tumult.
她吵架后心烦意乱.

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4. The tumult has subsided.
一场风波平息了.

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5. The whole city was in tumult.
全城骚动.

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