havoc
英['hævək]
美['hævək]
CET6+ TEM8 IELTS GRE
n. (名词)
- [U]大破坏，毁坏 widespread damage;destruction
Noun:
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violent and needless disturbance
- 1. The sudden onset of winter caused havoc with rail and air transport.
- 冬天的突然降临让铁路和航空运输系统陷入混乱。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The weather played havoc with airline schedules.
- 天气打乱了航空公司的航班安排。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Stress can wreak havoc on the immune system.
- 压力可能会破坏免疫系统。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Drug addiction soon played havoc with his career.
- 毒瘾很快就毁掉了他的事业。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. The floods caused havoc throughout the area.
- 洪水给整个地区带来了灾害。
来自《权威词典》
用作名词 (n.)
- The earthquake wreaked havoc on the city.
地震对这个城市造成了大破坏。
- This concentration of airborne firepower played havoc with the enemy forces.
这次机载火力的集中攻击给敌军造成很大破坏。
- A major power failure wreaked havoc in New York last night.
昨晚纽约大停电引起了一片混乱。
- The fear inside of China is that excess RMB volatility could wreak havoc on a still fragile financial system.
中国国内的担心是，过度的人民币震荡可能给仍然脆弱的金融体制造成大混乱。
用作及物动词 (vt.)
- His hard work wreaks havoc in his personal life.
他拼命工作破坏了他的私人生活。
- The earthquake has made great havoc of the city.
地震给这个城市造成了巨大的破坏。
用作名词 (n.)
- The earthquake wreaked havoc on the city.
地震对这个城市造成了大破坏。
- Continuing strikes are beginning to play havoc with the national economy.
持续的罢工开始严重破坏国家经济。
- You played havoc with my plan!
你搅乱了我的计划！
n. (名词)
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havoc是不可数名词，常用于短语play havoc with，意思是“对…造成严重破坏，使…陷入混乱”。
