mayhem

英 ['meɪhem] 美 ['meɪhem]

• n. 有意的破坏或暴行；[法]重伤罪；故意的伤害罪

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 有意的破坏
2. 【律】重伤罪
3. 骚乱
4. 慌乱
5. 【律】残害人的肢体罪
6. 【拳击】打倒
7. 大混乱
8. 大破坏
9. 伤人致残罪
10. 严重伤害罪
11. 蓄意破坏
12. 有意的破坏或暴行

英英释义

Noun:

1. the willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of another person

2. violent and needless disturbance

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The kids began to create mayhem in the garden.
   孩子们开始在花园里大肆破坏。
2. 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。
3. There was absolute mayhem when the cow got into the village hall.
   那牛闯进村会议厅，造成一片混乱。
4. Hidden beneath the overall drop in homicide and other violent crime is a soaring rate of mayhem among teenagers.
   在杀人罪和其他暴力犯罪整体减少的背后是青少年犯重伤害罪的急剧上升。
5. He has been held on suspicion of mayhem, torture and other charges.
   目前他已被控故意伤害和虐待等罪行而被拘留。

经典引文

• The ability to work at his desk in the middle of domestic mayhem.

  出自： H. Carpenter

• It was mayhem on the motorway, which was blocked off to allow emergency services to reach the scene.

  出自：Daily Express

近反义词

【近义词】

• anarchy 无政府状态
• havoc 大破坏
• chaos 混乱
• disorder 混乱
• confusion 惶惑
• turmoil 混乱
• pandemonium 喧嚣
• bedlam 混乱