kerfuffle

n. 混乱, 动乱 v. 使混乱,弄乱

发音

UK /kəˈfʌfəl/
US /kɚˈfʌfəl/
AU

词形变化

kerfuffles 复数 kerfuffles kerfuffled kerfuffles 三单 kerfuffling kerfuffling 现在分词 kerfuffled 过去式 kerfuffled 过去分词

别名

caffufle cafuffle kefuffle cufuffle cuffuffle curfuffle gefuffle kafuffle kerfluff kerfluffle kurfuffle fuffle

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A disorderly outburst, disturbance, commotion, or tumult.

    混乱

    动乱

    闹腾

    吵闹

    非正式
v.
  1. 1.

    To make a disorderly outburst or commotion.

    爱尔兰 英国 非正式 及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 8

disturbance commotion flutter disruption to-do hoo-ha hoo-hah hurly-burly

上位词 1

disorder

下位词 10

storm incident earthquake stir splash turmoil uproar tempest upheaval tumult

词源

Probably from Scots curfuffle, equivalent to ker- + fuffle, or related to Irish cíor thuathail (“confusion, bewilderment”). Similar to modern Welsh cythrwfl (“uproar, trouble, agitation”)

来源：wiktionary