词汇 | rumpus |
释义 | rumpus noun[ S ] informaluk /ˈrʌm.pəs/ us /ˈrʌm.pəs/ a lot of noise, especially a loud and confused argument or complaint: 喧闹,闹轰轰;(尤指混乱的)争吵,抱怨 There was a real rumpus going on in the house next door last night.昨天夜里隔壁一家吵得不可开交。 Arguments & disagreements argument argy-bargy be (on) non-speakersidiom belligerence bickering blow (someone/something) up bust up clash conflict contentiousness ding-dong dispute dust-up hostility kerfuffle logjam misunderstanding rhubarb ructions spat Idiomraise a rumpus Examples of rumpusrumpus They take enormous pride in their work and the public rumpus created by the local newspaper's irresponsible and misleading campaign has only served to reinforce their resolve. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What he had to do, quietly and without producing too much rumpus, was to reverse a tendency which had in fact been growing for some time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If the police had gone up to those taking part in that hunger march and had seized these staves, there would have been a rumpus at once. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 How far have we to go back to consider all the rumpus about the leakage which took place concerning a movement in the level of the bank rate? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The problem there caused a rumpus. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are vocal enough, if we do not like it, to create a rumpus until someone moved us to a ward in which we would like to stay. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Such was the rumpus that the performance, and the rest of that opera season, were abandoned. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Although rarely seen, there is also a hallway leading to a rumpus room. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Examples include rumpus, scream, flash, fun, and streak. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Herodotus describes his character as a great rumpus. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The play's centerpiece when the filming of the soap's 200th edition goes disastrously wrong was referred to as a glorious free-for-all rumpus before the cameras. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They throw a wild rumpus to celebrate. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The arrival of new babies brought with it the conversion of attics to bedrooms, while adolescents were given their own spaces with the addition of 'rumpus rooms'. I was trying to catch your eye during the rumpus. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I will certainly hear no more points of order if there are ructions and rumpuses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of rumpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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