| 单词 | hullabaloo |
| 释义 | hullabaloo (once / 17537 pages) n Hullabaloo is a lovely term for a fuss or commotion, usually over something of little or no importance, like a celebrity's new hair style. Save hullabaloo for the trivial fuss. Anything of real importance — a war, a murder, for example — merits a more serious term like "disturbance" or "outcry." Hullabaloo allegedly comes from the sound of lots of people saying "Hullo!" Hullo!" In other words, it's an onomatopoeic word, that is to say it sounds like its meaning, like hiss or tick tock or oink. Curious fact: there's no plural to hullabaloo: hullabaloos is not a word. WORD FAMILYhullabaloo: hullabaloos USAGE EXAMPLESThe hullabaloo started last Thursday, when Alipay began testing a feature called Circles that lets users share messages and photos. Wall Street Journal(Nov 30, 2016) Predictably, the plan raised a hullabaloo at home. Washington Post(Nov 02, 2016) “I really shy away from all the hullabaloo,” Galanos told The Philadelphia Inquirer shortly after the inauguration. Washington Times(Nov 02, 2016) n disturbance usually in protest Syn|Hyper agitation, excitement, turmoil, upheaval disturbance the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion |
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