mayhem是什么意思

双语例句

(1)This policy has caused great mayhem in society.

该政策在社会造成了极大的混乱。

(2)The mayhem has gone out of control, and some people even started to attack the police.

暴乱已进入无法控制的状态，甚至有人开始袭警。

(3)In the mayhem, I didn't get to give him my number.

在混乱中，我没能给他我的号码。来自小说《他其实没那么喜欢你》。

(4)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。

(5)Their arrival caused mayhem as crowds of refugees rushed towards them.

他们的到来引起了混乱，一群群难民冲向他们。

(6)With monetary mayhem now retreating into memory, European countries can breathe a collective sigh of relief.

随着金融混乱已成往事，欧洲国家全都可以松口气了。

(7)It's part of Project Mayhem.

这都是计划的一部分。

(8)Project Mayhem was my idea.

大混乱计划是我的主意。

释义

n.

violent or damaging disorder; chaos

骚乱，暴乱；混乱

complete mayhem broke out.

全面骚乱爆发了。

Law, chiefly historical the crime of maliciously injuring or maiming someone, originally so as to render the victim defenceless

【律】 〈主史〉 故意伤害罪。

词源

"early 16th cent.： from Old French mayhem （see MAIM）. The sense ‘disorder, chaos' （originally US） dates from the late 19th cent."