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 next step will be to test action video games that do not involve guns and mayhem.
  下一步将要对不涉及枪支和严重伤害的视频打斗游戏进行测试。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• A boom in car sales has caused traffic mayhem in many of China's major cities.
  汽车的热销给中国许多大城市的交通系统带来了伤害。
• It can now communicate with all its employees in the event of terrorist mayhem.
  如果发生恐怖袭击，该公司能够与所有雇员沟通。
• But he also reminded me that these were rituals, not murder and mayhem.
  但他同时告诉我这是祭祀仪式，不算谋杀和故意伤害。
• 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。
• 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。
• I don't think we want our kids'culture defined by killing, mayhem and dismemberment as entertainment.
  我不认为孩子们的文化娱乐要用杀戮，故意伤害和分尸来定义。