fracas

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++frac·as /ˈfrækɑː $ ˈfreɪkəs/ noun [singular]  FIGHTa short noisy fight involving several people 〔多人参与的〕喧闹的打架，殴斗骚乱 SYN affray Eight people were injured in the fracas. 八人在打斗中受伤。

Examples from the Corpus

fracas• We got into a big fracas.• However, it developed into a full scale fracas involving a dozen players from either side.• The women glanced at the fracas and stepped delicately aside on the steps as they passed by.• Now the fracas involves him directly.• The two policewomen radioed for help when they got into trouble trying to deal with the fracas.Origin fracas (1700-1800) French Italian fracassare “to break in pieces”

frac·as nounChineseSyllable  

people involving short noisy fight several Corpus a

fracas
frac‧as /ˈfrækɑː $ ˈfreɪkəs/ noun [singular]a short noisy fight involving several people
   SYN  affray:
    Eight people were injured in the fracas.

fra·casBrE /ˈfrækɑː/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfreɪkəs/ 🔊 noun (

plural

fra·cas BrE /ˈfrækɑːz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈfreɪkɑːz/ 🔊 , NAmE fra·cases) [usually singular] a noisy argument or fight, usually involving several people （通常有好几个人的）高声争吵，打斗