havoc

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++hav·oc /ˈhævək/ noun [uncountable] DISORGANIZEDDAMAGEa situation in which there is a lot of damage or a lack of order, especially so that it is difficult for something to continue in the normal way 灾难；混乱 SYN chaoscause/create havoc A strike will cause havoc for commuters. 罢工将给乘车上下班的人造成混乱。 policies that would wreak havoc on the country’s economy 会危害该国经济的政策 Rain has continued to play havoc with sporting events. 下雨一直影响着体育比赛的进行。

Examples from the Corpus

havoc• A weak yen creates havoc in several ways for Detroit.• It gets the crops growing, but it can play havoc with a racetrack and the animals that run on it.• Does your horse play havoc with your budget?• Wind currents and cloud cover always played havoc with our helicopters.• Direct sunlight plays havoc with the varnish.• Surely that gun could not have wreaked this havoc!• The trick is to stumble on one of these Aladdin's caves of fishing delight - and wreak havoc.• The storm wreaked havoc on trains and highways, making it unlikely thousands of investors and traders will arrive at work.play havoc with• They also play havoc with your skin and it tends to get a bit sweaty under all the make-up I have to wear.• Wind currents and cloud cover always played havoc with our helicopters.• Cold gusts dropped the wind chill into the low 40s and played havoc with final-round scores in the highest-scoring Nissan since 1984.• It gets the crops growing, but it can play havoc with a racetrack and the animals that run on it.• A poor sugar harvest could play havoc with the country's shaky economy.• Nina in her innocence ate the ice cream and, of course, it played havoc with her digestion.• That was when drought dried up the lawns, playing havoc with lawnmower sales and profits.• Direct sunlight plays havoc with the varnish.Origin havoc (1400-1500) Anglo-French Old French havot “destruction, disorder”

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havoc
hav‧oc /ˈhævək/

noun [uncountable]

Date: 1400-1500
Language: Anglo-French
Origin: Old French havot 'destruction, disorder'

a situation in which there is a lot of damage or a lack of order, especially so that it is difficult for something to continue in the normal way
   SYN chaos
    cause/create havoc