uproar

uproar

英 ['ʌprɔː]
　　美 ['ʌprɔr]

n. 騷動；喧囂

中文詞源：

uproar 吵鬧，騷亂

來自荷蘭語uproer, 騷亂，up,向上，-roer, 搖動，攪拌，詞源同rare, 翻炒，半熟。引申詞義騷亂。而吵鬧義可能是受roar影響的拼寫訛誤。

例句：

1. The surprise announcement could cause an uproar in the United States.
這一突然發佈的公告可能會在美國引起騷亂。

2. The courtroom was in an uproar.
法庭上一片嘩然。

3. The uproar was enough to rouse both the quick and the dead.
這喧囂聲足以驚醒生者和死者.

4. She could hear the uproar in the room.
她能聽見房間裡的吵鬧聲.

5. The audience burst into an uproar.
舉座嘩然.