Word · Frequency #14466
clamour
/ˈklæmə/
noun
喧嚷；强烈抗议
loud and persistent outcry from many people
- 1.
UK and Canada standard spelling of clamor.
clamor的英式和加拿大标准拼写
- 2.
loud and persistent outcry from many people
来自许多人的响亮而持久的呼喊
同 clamor；clamor的英式和加拿大标准拼写；来自许多人的响亮而持久的呼喊；喧闹
In use
The clamour for justice grew louder after the controversial verdict.
Despite the media clamour, the celebrity remained silent.
The government could not ignore the clamour from the streets.
Connections
Collocations
- public clamour
- 公众的强烈抗议
- The public clamour forced the government to change its policy.公众的强烈抗议迫使政府改变政策。
- growing clamour
- 日益高涨的抗议声
- There is a growing clamour for a fresh election.要求重新举行选举的呼声越来越高。
- a clamour for
- 对……的强烈要求
- The clamour for justice will not be silenced.要求公正的强烈呼声不会被压制。
- amid the clamour
- 在喧嚷之中
- Amid the clamour, a single voice called for calm.在喧嚷之中，一个声音呼吁大家冷静。
- raise a clamour
- 大声抗议；发出喧嚷
- Residents raised a clamour against the planned demolition.居民对拆除计划大声抗议。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一群蛤蜊（clam）齐刷刷张嘴叫喊，喧嚷不休——clamour 就是喧嚷、强烈抗议。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal essays、news reporting、political discourse 作为名词，clamour 多用于正式或书面语，比较常见于新闻报道、演讲和文学作品中，指人群持续的喧嚷或强烈抗议；日常口语中用 outcry 或 protest 更自然。注意这是英式/加拿大拼写，美式为 clamor。
Grammar Note
常指许多人持续提出的强烈抗议或呼声
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes: hammer, glamour, grammar, stammer, yammer (all /æmə/ in UK pronunciation). Clamber looks similar but has a /b/: /ˈklæmbə/, so it does not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.