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be in (an) uproar• Borrowdale was in an uproar from Lodore to Seatoller and back again.• The whole countrysidewas in uproar.• I mean everyone was in an uproar about it.• The union meeting at the Pier Head in Liverpool was in uproar.• From the moment he opened his mouth the pubwas in uproar.• Mrs Thomlinson was in uproar about this.• Wuhan was in an uproar when they arrived, its streets nearly impossible because of the mobs.
Originuproar
(1500-1600)Dutchoproer, from op“up” + roer“movement”; influenced by Englishroar
ADJECTIVE | VERB + UPROAR | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤big, great, huge大騷亂;嚴重騷亂;大規模騷亂➤public輿論譁然◇a huge public uproar over taxation plans對徵稅計劃輿論一片譁然➤international國際上的軒然大波➤ensuing隨後的騷動◇A shot was fired and in the ensuing uproar the prisoner escaped.先是響了一槍,接着囚犯趁亂逃跑了。VERB + UPROAR➤cause, create, provoke導致怨憤;引起騷動➤imagine想像喧鬧的樣子◇Can you imagine the uproar if alcohol was banned?如果禁酒,你能想像會有怎樣的怨憤嗎?PREPOSITION➤amid (an/the) uproar在吵鬧聲中◇The trial proceeded amid uproar.審判在喧鬧中進行。➤in (an/the) uproar處於不安定狀態;嘈雜◇Financial markets were in uproar after the crash of the rouble.盧布暴跌後,金融市場極不穩定。◇The classroom was in an uproar.教室裏亂哄哄的。➤uproar over因⋯引起的怨憤◇There was a great uproar over plans to pull down the old library.拆除舊圖書館的計劃引起了軒然大波。