释义 |
shoutingshout‧ing /ˈʃaʊtɪŋ/ noun [uncountable] - And adults do not need to be on the verge of shouting or crying for these mechanisms to be involved.
- But their attention was attracted to the sounds which arose in the background - a sort of confused hammering and shouting.
- Down the stairs, in the hall, a noise of rough laughter and shouting arose, and grew.
- Screaming and shouting are a help, though stress may be transferred to neighbours or family unless they are prepared for it.
- Some commentators, however, believe that some of the most important points were lost in the shouting.
- The singing and shouting ceased as we did this.
- They crack jokes, laughing and shouting.
VERB► hear· Marcus could hear some shouting far away and close boots clanking on the metal walkway.· He heard Murtach shouting, some one banging on timber frantically.· Before the argument could continue they heard distant shouting. ► erupt into laughter/shouting etc► shouting match- He was a diplomat; he liked negotiation and conclusions, not shouting matches in smoke-filled rooms which went nowhere.
- On the pavements, pedestrians bump into each other rather than step aside, and small offences turn quickly into shouting matches.
- Once, amid a furious shouting match reported by Clinton biographer David Maraniss, then-Gov.
- Precipitating the shouting match at Lindale was a 25-cent increase in the $ 1 admission fee.
- She interrupts the shouting match behind her to seek directions to Aunt Molly's hotel.
- Their late-night shouting match was so noisy it kept staff awake.
- Then the shouting matches would commence.
1when people say things very loudly: We heard a lot of shouting and went to investigate.2be all over bar the shouting British English spoken used to say that something is almost finished and there is no doubt what the result will be |