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 commotion [kə'moʃən]   添加此单词到默认生词本
n. 骚动, 暴乱

[医] 震荡


  1. You are making a great commotion about nothing.
    你简直是在无理取闹。
  2. The discovery caused a tremendous commotion in the scientific world.
    那项发现在科学界引起极大的震动。
  3. His remarks caused a commotion.
    他的话引起一场骚动。


commotion
[ noun ]
  1. a disorderly outburst or tumult

  2. <noun.state>
    they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused
  3. the act of making a noisy disturbance

  4. <noun.act>
  5. confused movement

  6. <noun.event>
    he was caught up in a whirl of work
    a commotion of people fought for the exits


Commotion \Com*mo"tion\, n. [L. commotio: cf. F. commotion. See
{Motion}.]
1. Disturbed or violent motion; agitation.

[What] commotion in the winds ! --Shak.

2. A popular tumult; public disturbance; riot.

When ye shall hear of wars and commotions. --Luke
xxi. 9.

3. Agitation, perturbation, or disorder, of mind; heat;
excitement. ``He could not debate anything without some
commotion.'' --Clarendon.

Syn: Excitement; agitation; perturbation; disturbance;
tumult; disorder; violence.

  1. A man who was crossing the street when he saw the attack said on army radio: "I saw a big commotion on the bus, as though everyone was beating each other up." "Then people came out, they were all bloodied.
  2. The commotion also attracted police officers standing guard at the nearby U.S. embassy.
  3. After the commotion was over, Mott said they "let the kid go play." The General Assembly last session approved legislation restricting the sale of realistic toy guns that have been blamed in several accidental deaths elsewhere in the country.
  4. Shortly after the Boeing 727 leaves Athens, some passengers hear a commotion from the rear of the jetliner as two Shiite Moslem gunmen run screaming down the aisle, brandishing a hand grenade and a chrome-plated pistol.
  5. Dr. Luther Cobb at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center said one man who was shot four times told him he had looked out the door of his office to find out what the commotion was about and found several wounded people.
  6. He said Sekimoto apologized for the commotion over the cases, and explained that he has directed branch managers to consult with headquarters on bidding.
  7. "Then I heard a commotion, and I thought, `That's not in the scene, shouting and carrying on.'
  8. To do so would be to court civil commotion, in which Russian nationalist politicians might be tempted to intervene. For now, the ball is in Mr Kravchuk's court.
  9. All of a sudden we heard this commotion in the hall.
  10. Several motorists traveling in the southbound freeway lanes at the same time also witnessed the commotion, he said.
  11. Judging by the nervous commotion inside the Iraqi Embassy, the 36 diplomatic employees and their families ordered to leave the country probably won't be ready to move until close to the Thursday deadline.
  12. Eugene Opperman said the incident in the black township of Kagiso occurred after midnight when the officer heard a commotion and confronted four men in his home.
  13. "It caused a lot of commotion in the hospital," he said.
  14. Wade Boggs, a five-time American League batting champion, went 2-for-4. The Red Sox have tried to trade him because of the commotion his affair with Margo Adams caused, but have found no takers.
  15. Mr. Posner quickly pledged $10,000, then chuckled at the commotion that ensued.
  16. The commotion that has resulted in Argentina also has directed new attention to the drug-tainted, Arab-owned banking organization called Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI).
  17. Disposing of the government collection would be a philistine act, causing a tremendous commotion, and very counter productive. In contrast the British Rail art is among the best in the world.
  18. Some commotion erupted on the crowded pagoda grounds Thursday when pilgrims dispersed in panic following a fight between some youths.
  19. Backstage staff relented out of fear that a last-minute cancellation would cause a commotion, said Dennis Ingoglia, a spokesman for the New Jersey Highway Authority, which operates the center.
  20. Crowds whistled, cheered and clapped as other East German cars _ some with sleeping toddlers oblivious to the commotion _ followed.
  21. "They may have been aware there was a commotion," said Jackson, who then agreed to include such an assurance in the court record.
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