fracas
UK ['fræk.ɑ:] US ['freɪ.kəs] noun only singular
■a noisy argument or fight 高声争吵；激烈打斗•He was injured in a Saturday-night fracas outside a disco.他星期六晚上在一家迪斯可舞厅外的一次斗殴中受了伤。 •The Prime Minister has joined the fracas over the proposed changes to the health service.首相也加入到有关拟议中的医疗卫生服务改革的激烈争论中来了。 |