mayhem

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++may·hem /ˈmeɪhem/ noun [uncountable]  CONFUSEDan extremely confused situation in which people are very frightened or excited 骚乱，大混乱 SYN chaos There was complete mayhem after the explosion. 爆炸发生后一片混乱。cause/create/wreak mayhem For some children, the first fall of snow is an opportunity to create mayhem. 对有些孩子来说，第一场雪是疯玩的好机会。

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mayhem• Just look at these cabins, and you forget traffic jams, mortgages and mayhem back home.• If you're looking for ground-breaking mayhem, you got off at the wrong Greyhound stop.• From these it is clear that the star created mayhem in any recording studio.• Everything had gone from mayhem to a somber, peculiar hush.• He wants to sit next to her while facing a big screen and being transported by big-budget suspense or mayhem.• The new rules are meant to prevent mayhem on school enrollment days.• Meanwhile over the top sings Mel, clearer and truer than before, apparently blissfully unaware of the unholy mayhem beneath her.• Initially, this three-way conflict wreaked mayhem.cause/create/wreak mayhem• Initially, this three-way conflict wreaked mayhem.• On the one hand, they did not want working class hooligans swarming all over the country causing mayhem.• But things are different at night, when he hisses, growls, howls and generally causes mayhem.• The consequent revaluations would cause mayhem, chaos and huge bills for those on the receiving end.Origin mayhem (1400-1500) Anglo-French mahaime “crime of cutting off someone's arm or leg”, from Old French maynier; → MAIM

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mayhem
may‧hem /ˈmeɪhem/ noun [uncountable]an extremely confused situation in which people are very frightened or excited
   SYN  chaos:
    There was complete mayhem after the explosion.
    cause/create/wreak mayhem
    For some children, the first fall of snow is an opportunity to create mayhem.

may·hemBrE /ˈmeɪhem/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmeɪhem/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] confusion and fear, usually caused by violent behaviour or by some sudden shocking 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。🔊🔊