tumult
n[U, sing]
(fml 文)
1
(a) disturbance or confusion, esp of a large mass of people 混乱; (尤指大群人的)骚乱
The demonstration broke up in tumult. 示威集会在纷乱中解散了.
the tumult of battle 战斗的混乱.
(b) din or uproar produced by this 喧闹声; 嘈杂声
One had to shout to be heard above the tumult. 声音嘈杂, 得大喊大叫别人才听得见.
Her speech threw the House (ie of Commons) into a tumult (of protest). 她的讲话在众议院激起一片抗议声.
2 disturbed or agitated state of mind; turmoil (思想上的)波动, 烦乱
Her mind was/Her thoughts were in a tumult. 她心烦意乱.
a tumult of passion, jealousy, excitement, etc 一阵激情、 忌妒、 激动等
When the tumult within him subsided... 他激动的心情平静下来的时候....
She usually wears that round her middle when she goes out.
她外出时总是把它系在腰上。
On the subject of reading, Francis Bacon, who lived at about the same time as shakespeare, wrote these words, Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. This good advice shows how it is possible to read