Word · Frequency #20125
tumult
骚动；吵闹；混乱
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
法律语境中可指骚乱、暴乱
- 1.
Confused, agitated noise as made by a crowd.
人群发出的混乱嘈杂的声响
- 2.
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
骚动、喧闹和混乱的状态
- 3.
A violent commotion or agitation, often with a confusion of sounds.
激烈的骚动或动乱,常伴有混乱声响
- 4.
violent agitation
剧烈的骚动
- 5.
A riot or uprising.
暴动或起义
- 6.
the act of making a noisy disturbance
制造喧闹的行为
人群发出的混乱嘈杂的声响；骚动、喧闹和混乱的状态；激烈的骚动或动乱,常伴有混乱声响；剧烈的骚动；暴动或起义
In use
The sudden power cut caused a tumult in the office as everyone tried to find flashlights.
After the announcement, a tumult of voices filled the hall.
The market was in tumult when the news spread.
be in (a) tumult
常与不定冠词a连用，也可省略。
The city was in a tumult after the protest.
抗议后城市陷入骚乱。
cause (a) tumult
常指引发喧闹或混乱。
The controversial decision caused a tumult among the students.
这一有争议的决定在学生中引起了骚动。
amid the tumult [of sth]
后接of短语可指定骚乱的来源或背景。
Connections
Collocations
- in tumult
- 处于骚动之中；一片混乱
- The whole city was in tumult after the verdict was announced.判决宣布后，整个城市陷入一片混乱。
- a tumult of voices
- 一片嘈杂的人声
- A tumult of voices filled the hall as the debate grew heated.随着辩论变得激烈，大厅里充满了嘈杂的人声。
- emotional tumult
- 情绪动荡；内心的骚动
- He went through a period of emotional tumult after losing his job.失业后，他经历了一段情绪动荡的时期。
- political tumult
- 政治动乱；政治动荡
- The country was plunged into political tumult by the scandal.这场丑闻使该国陷入政治动乱。
- noise and tumult
- 嘈杂与骚动；喧嚣混乱
- The noise and tumult of the city made it hard to sleep.城市的喧嚣骚动让人难以入睡。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
tumult以'tum'模仿鼓点咚咚，令人联想到人群骚动的嘈杂混乱。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式书面语、文学描写、新闻报道中的混乱场面 tumult 通常用于正式或文学语境，多出现在描述人群嘈杂、社会动乱或内心激烈波动时；日常口语中较少直接用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都不与“tumult”真正押韵（其发音为 /ˈtuməlt/）。它们仅在拼写上共享末尾“-ult”，但读音不同；其中 adult、result、consult 和动词 insult 可因结尾 /ʌlt/ 互相押韵，但与“tumult”的 /məlt/ 不押韵。
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.