Havoc
[ 'hævək ]
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n. 大破坏，浩劫;蹂躏，摧残;大混乱，大骚动;
vt. 严重破坏;毁灭;
vi. 损毁;
📝 例句
His arrival played havoc with my plans.
他的到来打乱了我的计划。
The bad weather played havoc with our plans.
天气恶劣把我们的计画打乱了.
do [cause, raise, work] havoc
摧残,蹂躏,造成严重破坏
They have wreaked dreadful havoc among the wildlife by shooting and trapping.
他们射杀和诱捕野生动物,造成了严重的破坏。
A cow got into the garden and made sad havoc among the cabbages.
一头牛跑到菜园里,把包心菜弄得乱七八糟。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ hav-have有,oc-occur发生:有很多事发生→混乱无序
※ ha-拼音“哈”,voc-声霸卡存储的声音文件格式:哈哈哈的声音→混乱
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
havoc
n[U]
1 widespread damage; great destruction （大范围的）破坏; （巨大的）毁坏
The floods created havoc. 洪水造成了巨大的灾害.
2 (idm 习语) make havoc of sth; play/wreak havoc with sth damage or upset sth 破坏或扰乱某事物
The bad weather played havoc with our plans. 天气恶劣把我们的计画打乱了.
🔁 扩展释义
*['hævәk]n. 大破坏, 蹂躏vt. 严重破坏【法】 大破坏, 浩劫, 大混乱
📖 同为「GMAT」词汇
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We've got a forty-minute drive into the city.
我们还要开四十分钟的车到城里去。
There is a mole under the ground.
地下有一只鼹鼠。
The American president who fought for the freedom of slaves in the USA.
为美国奴隶的自由而战的美国总统。