kerfuffle

noun

1. （不必要的）骚动，混乱，喧闹
   unnecessary excitement or activity

1. N-SING 骚动；喧闹；混乱
   A kerfuffle is a lot of argument, noisy activity, or fuss.
   1. There was a bit of a kerfuffle during the race when a dog impeded the leading runners.
      比赛中一条狗干扰了领先的选手，引起一阵混乱。

1. There was a bit of a kerfuffle during the race when a dog impeded the leading runners.
   比赛中一条狗干扰了领先的选手，引起一阵混乱。
2. He gave that up, though, in the kerfuffle related to his decision to join Oracle ( orcl) as its co-president.
   但赫德在围绕他决定加盟甲骨文（Oracle）、担任联席总裁一事引发的纠纷中放弃了这部分补偿。
3. Monday's kerfuffle also overshadowed the dominance of the Chinese team and the surprising flaws of the American squad, a gold-medal contender that blundered its way to fifth.
   周一的这场混乱让中国队的主导优势和美国队的意外失误都显得不那么重要。美国队本是金牌争夺者之一，但因为失误最终只获得第五名。
4. There was a great kerfuffle when he announced his decicion to resign.
   当他宣布辞职决定时，一片混乱。
5. I didn't take too kindly to this after all the kerfuffle on the first day.
   我可是在应付了这一天乱七八糟的混乱之后对这已经没有什么好脸色了。
6. In the kerfuffle, I think some of them got lost.
   在混乱时期，我觉得我们失落了一些基本价值。
7. In a letter to investors, Einhorn said the kerfuffle, which has hit Yahoo's stock hard,'wasn't what we signed up for.
   在给投资者的一封信中，艾因霍恩说这起重创雅虎股价的纷争“并非我们买入雅虎股票的初衷”。
8. It is vital that disclosure be done in a way that permits us to gently introduce our presence and our technology to you with the least kerfuffle possible.
   大揭露能够让我们以温和的方式向你们介绍我们的存在和技术，并引起最小程度的骚乱，这至关重要。
9. The kerfuffle over executive pay and rising levels of inequality is not happening in a vacuum; it could be symptomatic of "Rent-seeking" behaviour by corporates.
   有关高管薪酬和社会不公程度日益严重的喧嚣并非凭空发生的；它可能是企业“寻租”行为的具体体现。

noun

1. a disorderly outburst or tumult
   1. they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused

   Synonym:    disturbancedisruptioncommotionflutterhurly burlyto-dohoo-hahoo-hah