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

• The escape of the monkeys from their cage created mayhem in the zoo.
  猴子从笼中逃了出来，在动物园里造成了大混乱。
• That presently leads not only to interior leaks, but to structural mayhem.
  这不仅直接导致了房屋内部的漏水，还使房屋结构受到巨大威胁。
• The blast in Pakistan's business center touched off mayhem, with hundreds of people scrambling for safety.
  在巴基斯坦的商业中心发生的这起爆炸事件引发了混乱，数百人四处寻找安全之地。
• 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？
• 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。
• In both cases, the lack of an earlier and stronger response encouraged more mayhem.
  在这两个案例中，相关部门未能更早作出更强有力的回应，都助长了混乱局面。
• Set in contemporary Dublin, this pacy thriller features kidnapping, mayhem and murder.
  这部节奏紧张刺激的惊悚片以当代都柏林为背景，包含了绑架、暴力致人伤残和谋杀情节。
• 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。
• While they dance The Infernal Dance, mayhem ensues until they all collapse.
  就在他们跳着恶魔之舞的时候，所有的恶灵都崩溃坍塌了。
• It was a period of collective insanity, of legalized murder and mayhem.
  那是个集体丧失理智、谋杀与暴力合法化的时期。