commotion

commotion

英 [kə'məʊʃ(ə)n]
　　美 [kə'moʃən]

n. 騷動；暴亂

中文詞源：

commotion 混亂，騷亂

com-, 強調。-mot, 移動，詞源同move, motion.

例句：

1. Sounds of voices and commotion could be heard downstairs now.
現在能聽見樓下人聲鼎沸。

2. He heard a commotion outside.
他聽見外面一陣騷動。

3. I heard a commotion and went to see what was happening.
我聽到一陣喧鬧便去看看發生瞭什麼事情。

4. They made a commotion by yelling at each other in the theatre.
他們在劇院裡相互爭吵,引起瞭一陣騷亂.

5. The next moment there was a tremendous commotion.
接著就發生瞭一場大混亂.