rumpus

Word family nounrumpusrumpus room

rum·pus /ˈrʌmpəs/ noun [singular]

informalLOUD/NOISY a lot of noise, especially made by people quarrelling 喧闹；争吵

There’s a real rumpus going on upstairs.

楼上正吵得不可开交。

Examples from the Corpus

rumpus• So far any opposing and neutral fans haven't caused a rumpus or complained.• The kids were making quite a rumpus in the living room.• The Christmas rumpus led to unfair and short-sighted predictions that it was the swansong in Frank McAvennie's eventful career.• It caused a huge rumpus which has its effects even now.• The remaining tickets for the run immediately sold out and the international rumpus began.• In the ensuing political rumpus John Major shamelessly distanced himself from his henchman.• After the street rumpus both Mr Davies and Daly needed medical treatment.• When it works, it works wonderfully well and inspires enormous affection: remember the rumpus in 1988 when Playschool was threatened?

Origin rumpus

(1700-1800) Perhaps from rumble

词汇	rumpus
释义	rumpus Word family nounrumpusrumpus room rum·pus /ˈrʌmpəs/ noun [singular] informalLOUD/NOISY a lot of noise, especially made by people quarrelling 喧闹；争吵 There’s a real rumpus going on upstairs. 楼上正吵得不可开交。 Examples from the Corpus rumpus• So far any opposing and neutral fans haven't caused a rumpus or complained.• The kids were making quite a rumpus in the living room.• The Christmas rumpus led to unfair and short-sighted predictions that it was the swansong in Frank McAvennie's eventful career.• It caused a huge rumpus which has its effects even now.• The remaining tickets for the run immediately sold out and the international rumpus began.• In the ensuing political rumpus John Major shamelessly distanced himself from his henchman.• After the street rumpus both Mr Davies and Daly needed medical treatment.• When it works, it works wonderfully well and inspires enormous affection: remember the rumpus in 1988 when Playschool was threatened? Origin rumpus (1700-1800) Perhaps from rumble
随便看	out of pocket expenses out-of-pocket expenses out of practice out of print out of proportion out of season out of shell out of sight out of sight, out of mind out of somebody's way out-of-somebodys-way out of somebodys way out-of-somebody's-way out-of-somebody-way out of somebody way out of sorts out of state out-of-state out of step out of sync out of sync with out of sync with sb out of sync with somebody out of sync with something out of sync (with something/somebody)