brouhaha

英 [ˈbruːhɑːhɑː]

美 [ˈbruːhɑːhɑː]

n.  喧闹; 喧哗; 起哄

BNC.43227 / COCA.24997

牛津词典

noun

• 喧闹；喧哗；起哄
  noisy excitement or complaints about sth

柯林斯词典

• N-SING （由某事引起的）喧嚷，吵闹，骚动
  Abrouhahais an excited and critical fuss or reaction to something.
  1. ...the recent brouhaha over a congressional pay raise.
     最近因国会加薪引起的风波

英英释义

noun

• a confused disturbance far greater than its cause merits
• loud confused noise from many sources
  Synonym:hubbubuproarkatzenjammer

双语例句

• Readers, what do you think of the Facebook PR brouhaha: overblown or inexcusable?
  亲爱的读者们，你们对Facebook这场公关风波有何看法？
• This is not the first time he has found himself in a "Beltway" brouhaha, and the relationship between politicians and generals has always been more complex in Washington where the president is also the commander-in-chief, than in London.
  麦克里斯特尔陷入“环路”骚乱已不是第一次了，而且在总统兼任总司令的华盛顿，政客与将军的关系永远要比在伦敦更复杂。
• Nevertheless, considering the brouhaha that surrounds genetic engineering, synthetic biology has stirred up surprisingly little wider debate.
  不过比起基因工程引发的诸多争议，生物合成造成的动响要轻微许多。
• The recent brouhaha may speak of internal tensions in North Korea.
  最近的骚动可能透露朝鲜的内部紧张。
• Very low level that did not exceed the drinking water standard but they had such a brouhaha that they almost shut this lab down because of the public outcry demanding that it be shut down.
  非常低水平的，没有超过饮用水的标准，但是他们有一个骚动，导致他们几乎要关闭这个实验室，由于，公众抗议要求它关闭掉。
• The brouhaha is not a sign of falling standards in public life; just the opposite.
  这场喧哗并不意味着公共生活的质量下降了，事实恰恰相反。
• I think for example of the brouhaha over Mike Tyson.
  我想，举个例子，吵闹声激励了迈克尔。
• What I was contrasting that with is that a lot of the brouhaha with net neutrality is fairly theoretical.
  我要指出的是，很多关于网络中立性的争论很大程度上都是“纸上谈兵”。
• Meanwhile, the brouhaha is bringing what some locals consider to be unwelcome attention to the laid-back canton.
  与此同时，这场喧闹致使一些当地人认为对于管理松散的州，这将成为不受欢迎的关注。
• Amid all the brouhaha, however, not one of the many voices shouting their opinion suggested the discussion itself was silly.
  但在铺天盖地的喧嚣声中，没有一个人站出来大声说，这个讨论本身就很愚蠢。