havoc

英 [ˈhævək]

美 [ˈhævək]

n.  灾害; 祸患; 浩劫
vi.  严重破坏; 毁灭损毁

复数：havocs　

IELTSGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.11169 / COCA.9540

牛津词典

noun

• 灾害；祸患；浩劫
  a situation in which there is a lot of damage, destruction or confusion
  1. The floods caused havoc throughout the area.
     洪水给整个地区带来了灾害。
  2. 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。
  3. These insects can wreak havoc on crops.
     这些昆虫可严重危害农作物。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 大破坏;大毁坏;大混乱
  Havocis great disorder, and confusion.
  1. Rioters caused havoc in the centre of the town.
     暴乱分子在市中心制造了极大混乱。
• PHRASE 给…造成混乱（或破坏）
  If one thingplays havoc withanother orwreaks havoc onit, it prevents it from continuing or functioning as normal, or damages it.
  1. Drug addiction soon played havoc with his career...
     毒瘾很快就毁掉了他的事业。
  2. The weather played havoc with airline schedules...
     天气打乱了航空公司的航班安排。
  3. Stress can wreak havoc on the immune system.
     压力可能会破坏免疫系统。

英英释义

noun

• violent and needless disturbance
  Synonym:mayhem

双语例句

• The Greek armies played havoc with the countries around.
  希腊军队在周围地区进行了无情的破坏。
• 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。
• Climate change will play havoc with agriculture and water supplies and will increase diseases.
  气候变化对于农业和水供应将是一场浩劫，还会增加疾病发生率。
• Flooding had already wreaked havoc by the time he arrived at a hill across from the house.
  当他来到房子对面的山上时，洪水已经肆虐了。
• The flood wrought havoc and drowned the villages.
  洪水肆虐，村落沦陷。
• Tornadoes, severe earthquakes, and plagues create wide spread havoc.
  龙卷风、大地震和瘟疫成普遍的毁坏。
• The monkey king caused havoc in heaven.
  孙悟空大闹天宫。
• If wrongly directed, one's ambition may bring havoc on him and others.
  如果方向错了，他的野心将给自己和他人带来灾难。
• The earthquake wreaked havoc on the city.
  地震对这个城市造成了大破坏。
• Deathwing waited for ten thousand years, causing a lot of earth-related havoc in the meantime.
  死亡之翼等待了一万年，期间造成了许多与大地有关的破坏。