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make a fuss about/over sth
常用于对小事过度抱怨或焦虑。
She made a huge fuss over the small stain on the carpet.
她为地毯上的一个小污渍大惊小怪。
大惊小怪；无谓的忙乱；小题大做
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大惊小怪；无谓的忙乱；小题大做
Unnecessary or excessive worry, activity, or talk about something unimportant.
She made a huge fuss over the small stain on the carpet.
她为地毯上的一个小污渍大惊小怪。
过度的活动、担忧、麻烦或谈论某事
Excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something.
抱怨或噪音；场面
A complaint or noise; a scene.
表现出爱慕或钦佩
An exhibition of affection or admiration.
She made a big fuss over the tiny scratch on her new car.
她对新车上的小划痕大惊小怪。
There was a lot of fuss when the celebrity arrived at the hotel.
这位名人到达酒店时引起了一阵骚动。
Why is there such a fuss about the change in schedule?
为什么对日程变化这么吵吵闹闹？
常用于对小事过度抱怨或焦虑。
She made a huge fuss over the small stain on the carpet.
她为地毯上的一个小污渍大惊小怪。
表示顺从地、不引起麻烦地。
He accepted the cancellation without a fuss.
他毫无怨言地接受了取消。
强调公开表示不满或抗议。
The customers kicked up a fuss about the poor service.
顾客们对糟糕的服务大吵大闹。
Not this
Don't make fuss about it.
Use this
Don't make a fuss about it.
名词fuss在固定短语make a fuss中必须与不定冠词a连用，不可省略。
Not this
Stop fussing me!
Use this
Stop fussing over me!
动词fuss通常为不及物，需搭配介词over或about才能接宾语，不能直接跟宾语。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
小题大做，大惊小怪
Don't make such a fuss over a small scratch.
别为一点小划伤这么大惊小怪。
大吵大闹，起哄
He kicked up a fuss when his room was changed.
他的房间被换时大吵大闹了一番。
对…大惊小怪，过分关心
She's always fussing about her health.
她总是对自己的健康大惊小怪。
毫无怨言地，不吵不闹地
The children went to bed without a fuss.
孩子们不吵不闹地去睡觉了。
小题大做；大惊小怪
She made a big fuss over the broken vase.
她因为那个打碎的花瓶大惊小怪。
大吵大闹；挑起事端
The customers kicked up a fuss when they were told the restaurant was full.
当被告知餐厅已满时，顾客们大吵大闹。
忙乱；喧嚣
I hate all the fuss and bother of wedding preparations.
我讨厌婚礼准备工作的所有忙乱。
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fuss 音似‘发丝’，一根头发的小事却大惊小怪，记住‘小题大做’。
通常用于口语，指对小事过度担忧或激动，比较常见于日常对话中。
All selected words end in the /ʌs/ sound and rhyme with 'fuss'. However, lookalikes such as 'pass' (/pæs/), 'mass' (/mæs/), and 'puss' (/pʊs/) have different vowel sounds.
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