mayhem

英 [ˈmeɪhem]

美 [ˈmeɪhem]

n.  骚乱; 慌乱

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牛津词典

noun

• 骚乱；慌乱
  confusion and fear, usually caused by violent behaviour or by some sudden shocking event
  1. There was absolute mayhem when everyone tried to get out at once.
     众人蜂拥而出，造成了极大的混乱。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 纷乱;混乱;骚乱
  You usemayhemto refer to a situation that is not controlled or ordered, when people are behaving in a disorganized, confused, and often violent way.
  1. Their arrival caused mayhem as crowds of refugees rushed towards them.
     他们到达后大批难民一拥而上，引起一片混乱。
  2. ...the economic mayhem that this country's going through now.
     这个国家正在经历的经济混乱

英英释义

noun

• violent and needless disturbance
  Synonym:havoc
• the willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of another person

双语例句

• A male escort unknowingly starts dating the daughter of one of his 'clients.' Mayhem ensues.
  一老兄不知不觉的开始与客户的女儿约会，有意破坏便接踵而至。
• They contend that bioforestry has as much potential for environmental mayhem as for environmental good.
  他们声称生物林业给环境带来的危害将和益处一样多。
• Play eleven levels of mayhem, some massive, some with thousands of zombies.
  十一个可肆意破坏的关卡，数量达数千的大量的僵尸。
• The Year of the Rat was a year of mayhem and never-ending crises, a period of immense frustration and cynicism.
  鼠年出现的是接连的重大伤害和无尽的危机，是挫折深重和犬儒主义主导的一年。
• Conversely, the will to mayhem weakens nobody has ever worried about a long hot autumn.
  而相反，戕害的愿望更弱：谁也不会担心有一个漫长而炎热的秋天。
• Through unscrupulous arms dealers, corrupt officials, drug trafficking syndicates, terrorists and others, such weapons can bring death and mayhem into streets, schools and towns worldwide.
  通过肆无忌惮的武器商、腐败官员、贩毒集团、恐怖分子和其他势力，这类武器可以给世界各地的街道、学校和城镇带来死亡和伤残。
• One afternoon a man came home from work to find total mayhem in his house.
  一天下午一个男士下班回家，发现他的房子里一片混乱。
• Last year's multiplayer co-op zombie-shooter mayhem gets a quick Southern sequel this holiday.
  去年的多人合作模式僵尸射击混乱得到快速南部续集这个节日。
• Is such mayhem the best we can expect?
  这种故意伤害是我们所能期待的最好结局吗？
• Or might sanctions trigger its collapse, bringing a flood of refugees and unleashing nuclear mayhem?
  亦或这种制裁可能会使其政权倒台，带来大批的难民和核武器灾难？