hullabaloo

FREQ #45065

n. 喧嚣, 喧哗, 吵闹

发音

UK /ˌhʌləbəˈluː/
US /ˌhʌləbəˈlu/
AU
US /ˈhʌləbəˌlu/

词形变化

hullabaloos 复数 hullabaloos hullabalooed hullabalooing hullabaloos 三单 hullabalooing 现在分词 hullabalooed 过去式 hullabalooed 过去分词

别名

hallaballoo hallabaloo hulabaloo hullaballoo hellaballoo hellabaloo

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A clamour, a commotion; a fuss or uproar.

    可数 不可数

    They made such a hullabaloo about the change that the authorities were forced to change it back.

v.
  1. 1.

    To make a commotion or uproar.

    不及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

excitement turmoil agitation upheaval

上位词 1

disturbance

词源

Possibly a rhyming reduplication of halloo (used as a greeting or to catch attention; used in hunting to urge on pursuers), hilloa, hullo (variants of “hello”), and similar words.

来源：wiktionary