chaotic
adjective /keɪˈɒtɪk/
/keɪˈɑːtɪk/
- without any order; in a completely confused state
混乱的；杂乱的；紊乱的 - The traffic in the city is chaotic in the rush hour.
在上下班高峰时间，城市的交通混乱不堪。 - She had a chaotic personal life with a series of broken relationships.
她有一个混乱的个人生活，有一系列破裂的关系。
- It was really chaotic just before the show started.
演出开始前真是一片混乱。 - Things can be a little chaotic in our house.
我们家里有时会有点儿乱。 - Things have been getting chaotic in the office recently.
最近办公室的情况变得一团糟。 - Things often appear chaotic to the outsider.
在外人看来事情常常显得一片混乱。 - Amid chaotic scenes in court, the long-awaited verdict was announced.
在一片混乱中，法庭宣布了等待很久的判决。 - It's a bit chaotic around here at the moment.
眼下这儿有点混乱。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- look
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- extremely
- fairly
- very
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词源early 18th cent.: from chaos, on the pattern of words such as hypnotic. - The traffic in the city is chaotic in the rush hour.