单词 | raucous |
释义 | raucous (rɔːkəs ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A raucous sound is loud, harsh, and rather unpleasant. They heard a bottle being smashed, then more raucous laughter. ...the raucous cries of the sea-birds. ...a raucous crowd of 25,000 delirious fans. Synonyms: harsh, rough, loud, noisy raucously adverb [usually ADVERB with verb] They laughed together raucously. Collocations: raucous party He saw off an attempt to deselect him in 1973 by 871 votes to 167 after a raucous party meeting. Times, Sunday Times He finds work as a music critic for the local paper; he goes on wild football tours and hosts a raucous party. The Times Literary Supplement Raucous parties of the nationalist left and right have commanded too much attention and made it seem that the nation has been pulled to extremes. Times, Sunday Times There was probably quite a bit of noise, and a few raucous parties, but, funnily enough, the neighbours didn't seem to mind. Times, Sunday Times Its owner has become my newest neighbourhood nemesis with her raucous parties, at which she and her cronies laugh at my pleas to keep it considerate. ST Translations: Chinese: 刺耳的 Japanese: 騒々しい |
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