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单词 ruckus
释义
ruckusruck‧us /ˈrʌkəs/ noun [singular] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINruckus
Origin:
1800-1900 Probably from ruction ‘noisy quarrel’ (18-21 centuries) (perhaps from insurrection) + rumpus
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • He woke up when he heard the ruckus outside his front door.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Abdul-Rauf never meant to cause a ruckus.
  • Not since fall have I heard such a ruckus.
  • Passersby, the text says, were annoyed by the ruckus and thought a drinking spree was under way.
  • They recorded and toured together, raising a ruckus as well as awareness about violence toward women.
  • Thus, the whole Armory Park ruckus should never have happened in 1996.
especially American English informal a noisy argument or confused situation SYN  rumpus
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