rumpus

英 [ˈrʌmpəs]

美 [ˈrʌmpəs]

n.  喧闹; 吵吵嚷嚷

BNC.33082 / COCA.32618

牛津词典

noun

• 喧闹；吵吵嚷嚷
  a lot of noise that is made especially by people who are complaining about sth
  1. to cause a rumpus
     引起骚动

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 喧闹;吵闹;争论
  If someone or something causes arumpus, they cause a lot of noise or argument.
  1. He had actually left the company a year before the rumpus started.
     实际上，在争论开始一年前他就已经离开公司了。

英英释义

noun

• the act of making a noisy disturbance
  Synonym:commotiondinructionruckustumult

verb

• cause a disturbance

双语例句

• He heard the rumpus and came to the rescue.
  他听到大声吵闹就前来解围。
• Mr Lansley's plans might have caused less of a rumpus with more explicit warning.
  兰斯利的计划可能引起了一点吵闹和警告。
• They kick up a rumpus and throw things at each other.
  他们吵了起来并互相朝对方扔东西。
• Or, is it a rumpus room strewn of rummage?
  抑或是黑暗污秽凌乱不堪的房间呢？
• Lose the lead, in card games. rumpus room
  在牌戏中失去领导地位。（地下）游戏室，娱乐室
• And the intervention of the great rumpus cat.
  伟大的兰帕斯猫调停。
• You should raise a rumpus about the lack of safety routines here.
  你应该为这里缺乏安全措施而提出抗议。
• Guardiola's words suggest he wants the Cameroon star to move to Inter for the good of all at Barcelona, but he admits there will be no rumpus if the move doesn't take off.
  巴萨主帅瓜迪奥拉对埃托奥施压，要求他接受国际米兰的报价，但他同时又强调如果埃托奥留下也不会是个麻烦（本人认为这句话的潜台词就是留下埃托奥是个大麻烦）。
• The rumpus has made all the optimistic statements about unity and harmony ring a little hollow.
  这一番吵闹使得所有关于团结和谐的乐观言论听起来都显得有几分空洞。
• Only Arthur raised a rumpus.
  只有阿瑟提出了强烈抗议。