Mayhem
[ 'mehɛm ]
成人 Adult Edu
n. 骚乱;慌乱;
📝 例句
let you wreak mayhem on unseen opponents.
可以让您给看不见的对手予以沉重打击。
There was absolute mayhem when the cow got into the village hall.
那牛闯进村会议厅, 造成一片混乱.
sounds of off - screen mayhem.
幕外的混乱之声
Anti-War Demonstrations Cause Mayhem
伊拉克战争引发反战游行
Children committing mayhem in the flower beds.
在花坛里肆虐的孩子们
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ may-也许,hem-边缘:也许在边上,推下去就残废了→伤害罪
※谐音“may害母”:这种故意的伤害行为可能会伤害到母亲
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
mayhem
n[U]
1 violent disorder or confusion; havoc 大混乱; 大破坏
There was absolute mayhem when the cow got into the village hall. 那牛闯进村会议厅, 造成一片混乱.
2 (dated 旧 or US) crime of maiming a person 伤人致残罪; 严重伤害罪
commit mayhem 犯严重伤害罪.
🔁 扩展释义
*['meihem]n. 蓄意的破坏, 故意的伤害罪【医】 伤残, 残废
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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The weather couldn't have been better.
天气再好不过了。
To paint the roof
油漆屋顶
it requires 97 per cent less energy to travel the quarter of a million miles from the Moon to Earth-orbit than the 200 mile-journey from Earth's surface into orbit!
因此，从月球到地球的25万英里所消耗的能量要比从地球表面进入地球轨道的200英里所耗能量少97%。