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单词 clamour
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clamour

verb
/ˈklæmə(r)/
/ˈklæmər/
(US English clamor)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they clamour
/ˈklæmə(r)/
/ˈklæmər/
he / she / it clamours
/ˈklæməz/
/ˈklæmərz/
past simple clamoured
/ˈklæməd/
/ˈklæmərd/
past participle clamoured
/ˈklæməd/
/ˈklæmərd/
-ing form clamouring
/ˈklæmərɪŋ/
/ˈklæmərɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive, transitive] (formal) to demand something loudly
    • clamour (for something) People began to clamour for his resignation.
    • clamour to do something Everyone was clamouring to know how much they would get.
    • A great many interest groups were clamouring to be heard.
    • + speech ‘Play with us!’ the children clamoured.
  2. [intransitive] (of many people) to shout loudly, especially in a confused way
    • A crowd of reporters clamoured around the car.
  3. Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin clamor, from clamare ‘cry out’.

clamour

noun
/ˈklæmə(r)/
/ˈklæmər/
(also clamor)
(formal)
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  1. [singular] a loud noise, especially one that is made by a lot of people or animals
    • the clamour of the market
    • the incessant clamour of monkeys and birds
    • Her head was filled with the clamour of voices calling her name.
    • She could barely make herself heard above the clamour of the rain.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • noisy
    • growing
    • public
    verb + clamour/​clamor
    • hear
    • create
    • make
    clamour/​clamor + verb
    • arise
    preposition
    • above the clamour
    • amid the clamour
    • clamour for
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  2. [uncountable, countable] clamour (for something) a demand for something made by a lot of people
    • The clamour for her resignation grew louder.
    • There are clamours for him to be reinstated.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • noisy
    • growing
    • public
    verb + clamour/​clamor
    • hear
    • create
    • make
    clamour/​clamor + verb
    • arise
    preposition
    • above the clamour
    • amid the clamour
    • clamour for
    See full entry
  3. Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin clamor, from clamare ‘cry out’.
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