mayhem

noun

/ˈmeɪhem/

[uncountable]

词汇	mayhem
释义	mayhem noun /ˈmeɪhem/ /ˈmeɪhem/ [uncountable] fear and a great lack of order, usually caused by violent behaviour or by some sudden terrible event 骚乱；慌乱 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。 It only takes a few stupid people to create mayhem in a crowd.在人群中制造混乱只需要几个愚蠢的人。 The gales caused mayhem across much of the country.狂风在该国大部分地区造成了混乱。 The terrorists brought mayhem to the crowded shopping area.恐怖分子在人流密集的商业区制造恐慌。词源early 16th cent.: from Old French mayhem (see maim). The sense ‘disorder’ (originally US) dates from the late 19th cent.
随便看	be on pins and needles be on record be on record as saying be on sb's wavelength be on sb’s back (be) on sb’s books be on sb’s case be on sb’s side be on sb’s wavelength be on somebody's wavelength be on somebody’s back (be) on somebody’s books be on somebody’s case be on somebody’s side be on somebody’s wavelength be on speaking terms be on speaking terms with be on speaking terms (with sb) be on speaking terms (with somebody) be on stream (be) on tenterhooks be on tenterhooks (be) on the ball be on the ball be on the case