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单词 uproar
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uproar

noun
/ˈʌprɔː(r)/
/ˈʌprɔːr/
[uncountable, singular]
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  1. a situation in which people shout and make a lot of noise because they are angry or upset about something
    • The room was in (an) uproar.
    • Her comments provoked (an) uproar from the audience.
    • We could no longer hear him above the uproar.
    Extra Examples
    • Financial markets were in uproar after the crash of the rouble.
    • The classroom was in an uproar.
    • The trial proceeded amid uproar.
    • He made the announcement in the House of Commons amid uproar.
    • The trial ended in uproar.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • big
    • great
    • huge
    verb + uproar
    • cause
    • create
    • provoke
    preposition
    • amid (an/​the) uproar
    • in (an/​the) uproar
    • uproar over
    See full entry
  2. a situation in which there is a lot of public criticism and angry argument about something that somebody has said or done synonym outcry
    • The article caused (an) uproar.
    Extra Examples
    • The article caused an uproar when it was published.
    • Can you imagine the uproar if alcohol was banned?
    • There was a great uproar over plans to pull down the old library.
    • a huge public uproar over taxation plans
    • Such plans would no doubt have provoked uproar from environmentalists.
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • big
    • great
    • huge
    verb + uproar
    • cause
    • create
    • provoke
    preposition
    • amid (an/​the) uproar
    • in (an/​the) uproar
    • uproar over
    See full entry
  3. Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Middle Dutch uproer, from op ‘up’ + roer ‘confusion’, associated with roar.
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