| 单词 | raucous |
| 释义 | raucous (once / 3826 pages) adj Raucous means unpleasantly loud, or behaving in a noisy and disorderly way. It can be hard to give an oral report in the front of a classroom when the kids in the back are being raucous. Raucous is often used to refer to loud laughter, loud voices, or a loud party, all of which can be harsh or unpleasant. Near synonyms are strident and rowdy. This adjective is from Latin raucus "hoarse." Think of raucous as people whose hoarseness can't come on too soon. WORD FAMILYraucous: raucously USAGE EXAMPLESLast year he braved raucous street protests and tussles on the Diet floor to deliver a constitutional reinterpretation allowing Japan to engage in “collective self-defense.” Wall Street Journal(Dec 27, 2016) Yet there they were, delivering with a division title hanging in the balance in a raucous 31-27 victory . Washington Times(Dec 26, 2016) Roman Torres’ penalty kick clinched the title and set the stage for a raucous parade to Seattle Center three days later. Seattle Times(Dec 23, 2016) 1adj unpleasantly loud and harsh Syn strident cacophonic, cacophonous having an unpleasant sound 2adj disturbing the public peace; loud and rough a raucous party Syn rowdy disorderly undisciplined and unruly |
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