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get into a fracas (with sb)
get into a fracas 表示卷入一场喧闹的争吵，with 后接争吵对象。
He got into a fracas with a stranger at the bar.
他在酒吧和一个陌生人发生了一场争吵。
喧闹；吵闹；纷扰
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喧闹；吵闹；纷扰
noisy quarrel
He got into a fracas with a stranger at the bar.
他在酒吧和一个陌生人发生了一场争吵。
喧闹混乱的争吵、打斗、骚乱或扭打。
A noisy disorderly quarrel, fight, brawl, disturbance or scrap.
The meeting ended in a fracas when two coworkers started shouting at each other.
会议以一场争吵告终，当时两名同事开始互相大喊大叫。
A loud fracas outside the theater attracted a crowd before security arrived.
剧院外的一场喧闹争吵在保安到达前引来了一群人。
Their disagreement over the parking space quickly turned into a fracas.
他们关于停车位的争执很快变成了一场吵闹。
get into a fracas 表示卷入一场喧闹的争吵，with 后接争吵对象。
He got into a fracas with a stranger at the bar.
他在酒吧和一个陌生人发生了一场争吵。
over 引出争吵的原因。
The two fans had a fracas over a seat.
这两名粉丝为了一个座位大吵了一架。
between 用于说明争吵发生在双方之间。
A fracas between the two groups broke out after the match.
比赛结束后，两个团体之间爆发了一场争吵。
in the fracas 常用于描述在争吵过程中发生的事情。
Three people were injured in the fracas.
有三个人在这场争吵中受了伤。
Not this
They had fracas in the street.
Use this
They had a fracas in the street.
fracas 是可数名词，单数形式前需要加冠词 a/an；汉语里的“吵闹”没有单复数概念，所以容易漏掉冠词。
Not this
There were several fracas outside the bar.
Use this
There were several fracases outside the bar.
fracas 的复数是规则变化 fracases（加 -es），不能把单数形式直接当作复数使用。
Not this
They fracased about the loud music.
Use this
They had a fracas about the loud music.
fracas 是名词，不是动词；表示“发生争吵”要用 have a fracas，不能把它当作动词来变位。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
爆发一场争吵/打斗
A fracas broke out among the fans after the final whistle.
终场哨声响起后，球迷之间爆发了一场斗殴。
激烈的打斗
A violent fracas in the street sent people running for cover.
街头的一场激烈打斗使人们纷纷躲避。
在这场骚乱中
Three people were injured in the fracas.
有三人在这场骚乱中受伤。
酒后斗殴
He got a black eye in a drunken fracas outside the nightclub.
他在夜总会外的一场酒后斗殴中被打青了眼。
…之间的争斗
A fracas between two drivers blocked the intersection.
两名司机之间的争吵堵塞了十字路口。
政治纷争
The senator's remark triggered a political fracas.
这位参议员的言论引发了一场政治纷争。
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把 fracas 拆成 frac + cas：争吵像 fracture（破碎）一样让平静破裂，瞬间变成 chaos（混乱），只剩一片喧噪。
语域：formal 常见场景：newspaper reports、literary writing、formal descriptions of public disputes 该词通常用于正式或书面语境，多出现在新闻报道和文学描写中，表示“喧闹的争吵”；日常口语中比较少见，可改用 quarrel 或 fight。
No common English word rhymes exactly with /ˈfrækɑː/. Among the words above, atlas, canvas, alias, and bias all end in the weak syllable /əs/; gas and class end in /æs/. The final -as in fracas is pronounced /ɑː/, with the s silent.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.