clamour
Word family adjectiveclamorousadverbclamorouslynounclamorousnessclamourclamourer
clam·our1 British EnglishBrE, clamor American English /ˈklæmə $ -ər/ noun [singular, uncountableU]1 LOUD/NOISYa very loud noise made by a large group of people or animals 吵鬧聲,嘈雜聲He shouted over the rising clamour of voices. 他在越來越嘈雜的人聲中大聲喊叫。
2 STRONG FEELING OR BELIEFthe expression of feelings of anger and shock by a large number of people – used especially in news reports 〔一大批人的〕強烈要求,大聲呼籲〔尤用於新聞報道〕clamour forTrouillot disregarded the growing public clamour for her resignation. 民衆要求特魯約辭職的呼聲越來越高,她卻置之不理。
—clamorous adjectiveadj
clamour2 British EnglishBrE, clamor American English verb [intransitiveI]1 [always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]ASK FOR something/ASK somebody TO DO something to demand something loudly 大聲要求clamour forThe audience cheered, clamoring for more. 觀衆歡呼叫好,吵着要求再來一曲。
clamour to do somethingAll his friends were clamouring to know where he’d been. 所有的朋友都吵着問他去了哪裏。
2 LOUD/NOISYto talk or shout loudly 大聲講話;大聲呼喊Children clamored excitedly. 孩子們興奮地叫嚷着。
clamour to do something• Although it was the size of a pantry, they endlessly clung to the bars and clamoured to be let out.• Parents will naturally clamour to get their kids into schools at the top of the performance tables.• Outside investors are apparently clamouring to have a share of the service, which is expected to launch later this year.