| 词组 | disturbance |
| 释义 | disturbance /dɪˈstɜːbəns $ -ɜːr-/ noun a situation in which people behave violently in publicadjectivesa violent disturbance Over a hundred people were injured during violent disturbances in the capital.a serious disturbance There were serious disturbances in a number of British cities.a public disturbance Many people were unhappy with the government’s plans but there were no reports of public disturbances.civil disturbances (=fighting between different groups of people in a country) Two men had already been killed in civil disturbances.political disturbances There were political disturbances following the announcement.verbscause/create a disturbance Several people were arrested for creating a disturbance outside the embassy.quell a disturbance formal (=stop one) Extra police were called to quell the disturbances.be involved in a disturbance He was involved in a disturbance with journalists waiting outside his house.a disturbance breaks out (=starts) A disturbance broke out between local youths and a group of soldiers. |
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