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单词 hullabaloo
释义

hullabaloo

/ˌhʌləbəˈluː /
noun [in singular] informal
A commotion; a fuss: remember all the hullabaloo over the golf ball?...
  • Do you remember the big hullabaloo when Brian Moree tabled his report on immigration.
  • We instantly remembered the whole hullabaloo around the release of the alien autopsy tapes back in 1995 and the controversy it caused world-wide.
  • For example, remember the hullabaloo about the so-called ‘Mozart effect’ a few years ago.

Synonyms

fuss, commotion, uproar, hubbub, outcry, furore, ruckus, ado, palaver, brouhaha, hue and cry;
pandemonium, mayhem, tumult, turmoil, hurly-burly;
roar, racket, din, noise, clamour, bedlam, babel
informal rumpus, ruction, hoo-ha, to-do, song and dance
British informal kerfuffle, carry-on, row

Origin

Mid 18th century: reduplication of hallo, hullo, etc..

Rhymes

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