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affray n. 吵架,骚扰,滋事 吵架,骚扰,滋事 affray n 1: noisy quarrel [ synonym: { affray}, { altercation}, { fracas}] 2: a noisy fight [ synonym: { affray}, { disturbance}, { fray}, { ruffle}] Affray \ Af* fray"\, v. t. [ p. p. { Affrayed}.] [ OE. afraien, affraien, OF. effreer, esfreer, F. effrayer, orig. to disquiet, put out of peace, fr. L. ex OHG. fridu peace ( akin to E. free). Cf. { Afraid}, { Fray}, { Frith} inclosure.] [ Archaic] 1. To startle from quiet; to alarm. [ 1913 Webster] Smale foules a great heap That had afrayed [ affrayed] me out of my sleep. -- Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To frighten; to scare; to frighten away. [ 1913 Webster] That voice doth us affray. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster]
Affray \ Af* fray"\, n. [ OE. afrai, affrai, OF. esfrei, F. effroi, fr. OF. esfreer. See { Affray}, v. t.] 1. The act of suddenly disturbing any one; an assault or attack. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] 2. Alarm; terror; fright. [ Obs.] -- Spenser. [ 1913 Webster] 3. A tumultuous assault or quarrel; a brawl; a fray. " In the very midst of the affray." -- Motley. [ 1913 Webster] 4. ( Law) The fighting of two or more persons, in a public place, to the terror of others. -- Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster] Note: A fighting in private is not, in a legal sense, an affray. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: Quarrel; brawl; scuffle; encounter; fight; contest; feud; tumult; disturbance. [ 1913 Webster]
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