| 单词 | clamor |
| 释义 | clamor (once / 719 pages) vn To clamor is to make a demand — LOUDLY. It's usually a group that clamors — like Americans might clamor for comprehensive health care coverage. The noun clamor is often used specifically to describe a noisy outcry from a group of people, but more generally, the word means any loud, harsh sound. You could describe the clamor of sirens in the night or the clamor of the approaching subway in the tunnel. WORD FAMILYclamor: clamored, clamoring, clamorous, clamors+/clamoring: clamorings/clamorous: clamorously USAGE EXAMPLESWith new streaming video features, all the major social networks are clamoring to become the television network in your pocket. Wall Street Journal(Dec 28, 2016) “The industry is not clamoring to get into these places. Any return on investment is decades away.” Washington Times(Dec 20, 2016) “Its product is something people clamor for,” he said. Washington Times(Dec 18, 2016) 1v utter or proclaim insistently and noisily The delegates clamored their disappointment Syn|Hyper clamour express, give tongue to, utter, verbalise, verbalize articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise 2v make loud demands he clamored for justice and tolerance Syn|Hyper clamour demand request urgently and forcefully 3v compel someone to do something by insistent clamoring They clamored the mayor into building a new park Syn|Hyper clamour compel, obligate, oblige force somebody to do something 4n loud and persistent outcry from many people he ignored the clamor of the crowd Syn|Hyper clamoring, clamour, clamouring, hue and cry call, cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition 5n a loud, harsh, or strident noise Syn|Hyper blare, blaring, cacophony, clamour, din noise sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) |
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