clamor
clamor 英 ['klæmə] 美 [ˈklæmɚ]
n. 喧闹，叫嚷；大声的要求 vi. 喧嚷，发喧嚣声；持续地喊声 vt. 喧嚷着说出
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
- vi. 喧嚷，发喧嚣声；持续地喊声
- vt. 喧嚷着说出
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1. On weekdays, the marmosets steered clear of the roar of traffic, and on Sundays they shunned the clamor of visiting crowds.
工作日的时候，这些狨猴避开嘈杂的交通，星期天的时候它们就会避开喧闹的游客。
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2. China, along with other emerging countries, will shift the global political balance. But the process must feature contention and clamor.
中国和其他的新兴国家一起改变了世界的政治版图，但整个过程都伴随着斗争和喧闹。
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3. WHEN President Hu Jintao of China visits Washington this week, many Americans will clamor for Beijing to stop manipulating its currency.
在本周中国国家主席胡锦涛访美之际，众多美国民众叫嚷着要中国停止对人民币的操控。
- 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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