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fracas

/frey-kuhs, frak-uhs; British frak-ah/US // ˈfreɪ kəs, ˈfræk əs; British ˈfræk ɑ //UK // (ˈfrækɑː) //

骚乱,骚动,狂欢,混乱

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a noisy, disorderly disturbance or fight; riotous brawl; uproar.

Synonyms & Antonyms

noundisturbance, fight

Examples

  • The fracas reportedly began when Rodriguez got out of a gray sedan by a nearby shopping center and confronted the younger girl, according to a student who witnessed the incident.

  • For some parents the fracas has served as a reminder of the minefield that teenage girls face on social media and also been a jumping off point for conversations with their teens.

  • The fracas between Apple and Facebook, which owns Instagram, revolves around advertising data and how it is used on Apple devices.

  • I think that’s what started the helmet punching extravaganza on the play prior to the fracas.

  • Jonathan Franzen is in a fracas over his comments deploring our literary culture, Amazon, and social media.

  • Bennett is part of the rightwing bloc, which is not, as a whole, weakened by the fracas.

  • Hart then segued into the Kristen Stewart fracas, joining Jodie Foster in the “get over it, people” camp.

  • I would add only that this entire little fracas isn't about the alleged substance of the complaint against him.

  • This whole fracas happened simply because conservatives saw an opportunity to accuse liberals of being elitist.

  • Fortunately the police then arrived on the scene, and with great difficulty succeeded in putting a stop to the fracas.

  • They had been watching the fracas, and understood it as little as we did.

  • He wanted no fracas, and he was still hanging doubtful, measuring the distance between them, when—away went his thoughts.

  • A trifling affair in itself, this village fracas was to have a lasting effect upon the career of Thomas Borrow.

  • But that person must have been on the scene also, probably lurking in the shelter of the bungalow and watching the fracas.