"tumult" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 骚动
• 混乱

Definition

由一大群人引起的嘈杂声或混乱，常见于激动或骚乱时期。也可以指一种混乱或无秩序的状态。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“tumult”为正式用语，多见于书面，描述人群、抗议或历史事件中的喧闹和混乱。常与“tumult of voices”、“amid the tumult”、“political tumult”等搭配。不是形容小噪音，而是指大的骚动或混乱场面。

Examples

There was tumult in the streets after the game.

比赛结束后，街上出现了**骚动**。

The classroom broke into tumult when the teacher left.

老师离开后，教室里一片**混乱**。

He could not hear her over the tumult.

他在**骚动**中听不见她的声音。

Amid the tumult, no one noticed the old man slip away quietly.

在**骚动**中，没有人注意到老人悄悄离开了。

The political tumult lasted for months before peace was restored.

政治**动荡**持续了几个月，直到恢复了和平。

Even after the tumult died down, the tension in the air remained.

即使**骚动**平息后，空气中的紧张气氛依然存在。