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kerfuffle

n. 混乱；动乱

v. 使混乱；弄乱

中文词源

kerfuffle 混乱，骚乱

ker-,表强调，拟声词，狗叫声，词源同cur,fuffle,混乱，方言词，可能来自拟声词。

kerfuffle (n.): "row, disturbance," 1973, said to have been used c. 1930 in Canadian English, ultimately from Scottish curfuffle.

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。