| 单词 | much to-do |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmuch to-do Fuss or commotion; esp. unnecessary agitation, excitement, or argument. Also: an instance of this; an (unwarranted) uproar, dispute, or fracas; a furore. Chiefly with modifying word, as in much to-do. Cf. ado n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > lack of peacefulness > [noun] > a disturbance caused by dissension tirpeilc1330 to-doc1330 affraya1393 frayc1420 tuilyiea1500 fraction1502 broil1525 ruffle1534 hurly-burly1548 embroilment1609 roil1690 fracas1727 row1746 the devil among the tailors1756 noration1773 splorea1791 kick-upa1793 rumption1802 ruction1809 squall1813 tulyie-mulyie1827 shindy1829 shine1832 donnybrook1852 shiveau1862 roughhouse1882 ruckus1885 shemozzle1885 turn-up1891 rookus1892 funk1900 incident1913 potin1922 shivoo1924 furore1946 shindig1961 the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > briskness or activeness > bustle or fuss to-doc1330 adoc1380 great (also much) cry and little woolc1460 feery-fary1535 fray1568 stirc1595 do1598 coil1599 hurl1603 ruffle1609 clutterment1611 buzz1628 bustle1637 paddle1642 racket1644 clutter1652 tracas1656 tracasserie1656 circumference1667 flutter1667 hurly-burly1678 fuss1701 fissle1719 fraise1725 hurry-scurry1753 fix-fax1768 fal-lal1775 widdle1789 touse1792 fuffle1801 going-on1817 hurry and scurry1823 sputter1823 tew1825 Bob's-a-dying1829 fidge1832 tamasha1842 mulling1845 mussing1846 fettling1847 fooster1847 trade1854 scrimmage1855 carry-on1861 fuss-and-feathers1866 on-carry1870 make-a-do1880 miration1883 razzle-dazzle1885 song and dance1885 to get a rustle on1891 tea-party1903 stirabout1905 whoop-de-do1910 chichi1928 production1941 go-go1966 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > loudness > confused sound > [noun] > uproar or tumult brack?c1200 ludea1275 ludingc1275 grede13.. to-doc1330 stevenc1385 ruitc1390 shoutingc1405 rumourc1425 dirdumc1440 shout1487 rippit?1507 glamer?a1513 rangat?a1513 reird?a1513 larumc1515 reirdour1535 uproar1544 clamouring1548 racket1565 baldare1582 rack jack1582 rufflery1582 pother1603 rut1607 clamorousnessa1617 hurricane1639 clutter1656 flaw1676 splutter1677 rout1684 hirdum-dirdum1724 fracas1727 collieshangie1737 racketing1760 hullabaloo1762 hurly1806 bobbery1816 trevally1819 pandemonium1827 hurly-burly1830 outroar1845 on-ding1871 tow-row1877 ruckus1885 molrowing1892 rookus1892 rux1918 c1330 Seven Sages (Auch.) (1933) l. 1730 ‘Doughter, her a queinte ginne... Þi kai in þe cloþ make þou fast, After, stirt vp an hast...’ Þe kai made moche to done, For sche feld boþe cloþ and cop. c1460 (?c1400) Tale of Beryn Prol. l. 37 (MED) She wept & waylid & wrong hir hondis & made much to done. a1500 (a1470) Brut (BL Add. 10099) 530 (MED) Þe Duke of York..come in-to þe parlement chamber, & þer toke þe Kinges place.., wherfor was moche to doo. 1576 W. Lambarde Perambulation of Kent 188 The husband (with much to doe) consented to the condition. 1658 J. Thurloe Let. 30 Nov. in T. Birch Coll. State Papers J. Thurloe (1742) VII. 541 With much to do that question was resolved in the affirmative. 1762 tr. P. N. Destouches Generous Artifice ii. vii, in S. Foote et al. tr. Comic Theatre III. 95 Zounds! what a to-do is here with sir and madam, and madam and sir! 1782 J. Priestley Hist. Corruptions Christianity II. ix. 141 There was much to do about..re-admission to the privileges of church communion. 1830 J. Galt Lawrie Todd II. iv. v. 42 In the midst of the bustle and to-do. 1877 R. L. Stevenson in Cornhill Mag. Aug. 229 He must have had..many a to-do with blustering captains. 1943 C. McCullers Ballad of Sad Cafe in Harper's Bazaar Aug. 269/2 He enjoyed any kind of to-do, and without saying a word he could set people at each other in a way that was miraculous. 1983 Washington Post 17 Apr. e1 Ever since the movie ‘Deliverance’, there has been much to-do about the daredevil aspects of canoeing. 2012 Quick Printing Sept. 50 Last month there was a big to-do on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and YouTube... The topic? Chicken. < as lemmas |
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