clamor
clamor 英 ['klæmə] 美 [ˈklæmɚ]
n. 喧闹，叫嚷；大声的要求 v. 喧闹，喧哗，大声说出
进行时:clamoring 过去式:clamored 过去分词:clamored 第三人称单数:clamors 名词复数:clamors
- To clamor is to make a demand — LOUDLY. It's usually a group that clamors — like Americans might clamor for comprehensive health care coverage.
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- n. 喧闹，叫嚷；大声的要求
- v. 喧闹，喧哗，大声说出
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1. There was a clamor of voices outside the office.
办公室外有人吵吵嚷嚷。
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2. He raised a hand to still the clamor.
他举手示意大家安静。
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3. They clamored for attention.
他们吵吵闹闹地要求别人注意。
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4. She always clamors to go home as soon as she gets to school.
她一到学校就总是吵着要回家。
- clamor (n.) late 14c., "a great outcry," also figurative, "loud or urgent demand," from Old French clamor "call, cry, appeal, outcry" (12c., Modern French clameur), from Latin clamor "a shout, a loud call" (either friendly or hostile), from clamare "to cry out" (from PIE root *kele- (2) "to shout").
- clamor (v.) "utter loudly, shout," also figurative, "make importunate demands or complaints," late 14c., from clamor (n.). Related: Clamored; clamoring.
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