Word · Frequency #37663
hullabaloo
喧嚣；喧哗；吵闹
a noisy disturbance or commotion, especially one made in protest
- 1.
A clamour, a commotion; a fuss or uproar.
喧闹,骚动；大惊小怪或骚乱
喧闹,骚动；大惊小怪或骚乱；喧嚣；喧哗；吵闹
In use
There was a big hullabaloo in the office when the manager announced the surprise holiday.
The kids made such a hullabaloo over the broken toy that their mother had to calm them down.
Why is there so much hullabaloo about the new smartphone? It's just another phone.
make a hullabaloo about/over [sth]
也可用'cause'替换'make'。
The students made a hullabaloo about the new rules.
学生们就新规定大声喧哗。
a hullabaloo about [sth]
There was a hullabaloo about the canceled show.
关于取消演出的喧嚣四起。
[sth] caused a hullabaloo
The announcement caused a hullabaloo among the employees.
这一宣布在员工中引起了骚动。
the hullabaloo dies down/subsides
The hullabaloo finally died down after the apology.
道歉后喧闹终于平息了。
Common mistakes
They hullabalooed when the news broke.There was a hullabaloo when the news broke.
‘hullabaloo’ 是名词，不能直接用作动词。应改为名词结构，如使用 ‘There was a hullabaloo’ 或 ‘They made a hullabaloo’。
Please don't hullabaloo in the library.Please don't make a hullabaloo in the library.
‘hullabaloo’ 是名词，不能直接作谓语。应改为 ‘make a hullabaloo’ 表示‘制造喧哗’。
Connections
Confusing words
- hubbub
- 嘈杂声，喧嚷 · hubbub强调环境的嘈杂混乱，而hullabaloo更侧重因抗议或争议引起的喧闹骚动。
Word family
- hullabaloos
- plural, third person singular
- hullabalooed
- past, past participle
- hullabalooing
- present participle
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.