• n. 騷動；騷亂；吵鬧；激動

來自拉丁語 tumultus,混亂，騷亂，來自 tumere,腫脹，腫大，詞源同 tumid,tumescence.

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).

1. He could hear a great tumult in the street.

他可以聽到街上巨大的喧鬧聲.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2. The tumult in the streets awakened everyone in the house.

街上的喧嘩吵醒了屋子里的每一個人.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. The quarrel left her in a tumult.

她吵架后心煩意亂.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. The tumult has subsided.

一場風波平息了.

來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

5. The whole city was in tumult.

全城騷動.

來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》