havoc

英 [ˈhævək]

美 [ˈhævək]

n.  灾害; 祸患; 浩劫
vi.  严重破坏; 毁灭损毁

复数：havocs　

IELTSGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.11169 / COCA.9540

牛津词典

noun

• 灾害；祸患；浩劫
  a situation in which there is a lot of damage, destruction or confusion
  1. The floods caused havoc throughout the area.
     洪水给整个地区带来了灾害。
  2. Continuing strikes are beginning to play havoc with the national economy.
     持续的罢工开始严重破坏国家经济。
  3. These insects can wreak havoc on crops.
     这些昆虫可严重危害农作物。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 大破坏;大毁坏;大混乱
  Havocis great disorder, and confusion.
  1. Rioters caused havoc in the centre of the town.
     暴乱分子在市中心制造了极大混乱。
• PHRASE 给…造成混乱（或破坏）
  If one thingplays havoc withanother orwreaks havoc onit, it prevents it from continuing or functioning as normal, or damages it.
  1. Drug addiction soon played havoc with his career...
     毒瘾很快就毁掉了他的事业。
  2. The weather played havoc with airline schedules...
     天气打乱了航空公司的航班安排。
  3. Stress can wreak havoc on the immune system.
     压力可能会破坏免疫系统。

英英释义

noun

• violent and needless disturbance
  Synonym:mayhem

双语例句

• The sudden onset of winter caused havoc with rail and air transport
  冬天的突然降临让铁路和航空运输系统陷入混乱。
• I think that many of these entities are dispersed by fire-that creates havoc.
  我想许多这些小元体因火被驱散&那造成了大破坏。
• The weather played havoc with airline schedules
  天气打乱了航空公司的航班安排。
• The flood wrought havoc and drowned the villages.
  洪水肆虐，村落沦陷。
• Flooding had already wreaked havoc by the time he arrived at a hill across from the house.
  当他来到房子对面的山上时，洪水已经肆虐了。
• Violent storms wreaked havoc on the French Riviera, leaving three people dead and dozens injured
  猛烈的暴风雨给法国里维埃拉地区造成了极大的破坏，致使三人死亡，数十人受伤。
• Rioters caused havoc in the centre of the town.
  暴乱分子在市中心制造了极大混乱。
• One incident of BSE in Canada was sufficient to close all borders and create havoc in the industry.
  只要一个加拿大疯牛病事件就足够关闭所有的边境，对行业造成大破坏。
• If I accept a malicious piece of code that wreaks havoc on my computer, whose fault is it?
  如果我接受了一段恶意代码，其破坏了我的计算机，那又是谁的错呢？
• Last night's gale has played havoc with the fruit trees.
  昨夜的狂风毁坏了果树。