亚洲网紅露点

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fracas

[ frey-kuhs, frak-uhs; British frak-ah ]

noun

  1. a noisy, disorderly disturbance or fight; riotous brawl; uproar.


fracas

/ 藞蹿谤忙办蓱藧 /

noun

  1. a noisy quarrel; brawl
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of fracas1

First recorded in 1720鈥30; < French, from Italian fracasso, derivative of fracassare 鈥渢o smash,鈥 equivalent to fra- 鈥渃ompletely鈥 (from Latin 颈苍蹿谤腻 鈥渁mong鈥) + cassare 鈥渢o break鈥; cassation
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of fracas1

C18: from French, from fracasser to shatter, from Latin frangere to break, influenced by 辩耻补蝉蝉腻谤别 to shatter
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The Runcorn and Helsby HP, who has been sitting as an Independent since he was suspended by Labour bosses following October's fracas, admitted assault and was sentenced on Monday.

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Footage of a fracas at the airport's Terminal 2 building on 23 July last year was widely shared online.

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All of us watching this fracas were Black.

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Foster said after the game that he was told the fracas started when a USC player punched Gilmer.

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Regardless of whether the fracas was fairly settled by officials, Foster acknowledged that discipline continues to be an issue for a team that committed eight penalties to USC鈥檚 two.

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