mayhem

n.骚乱；慌乱

noun

1. 骚乱；慌乱
   confusion and fear, usually caused by violent behaviour or by some sudden shocking event
   1. 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。

mayhem 骚乱，混乱

来自古法语mayhem,来自PIE*mai,砍，劈，词源同maim,mangle.引申词义伤害，损伤，骚乱，混乱。

1. It was a period of collective insanity, of legalized murder and mayhem.
   那是个集体丧失理智、谋杀与暴力合法化的时期。
2. Their arrival caused mayhem as crowds of refugees rushed towards them.
   他们到达后大批难民一拥而上，引起一片混乱。
3. Set in contemporary Dublin, this pacy thriller features kidnapping, mayhem and murder.
   这部节奏紧张刺激的惊悚片以当代都柏林为背景，包含了绑架、暴力致人伤残和谋杀情节。
4. In the 19th century reporters covering cases at the Old Bailey, the central criminal court in London, provided a diet of murder and mayhem for the press.
   在19世纪，那些负责报导伦敦老贝利中央刑事法院所审理的案件的记者们，为新闻界提供了许多与谋杀案和重伤罪有关的新闻大餐。
5. The blast in Pakistan's business center touched off mayhem, with hundreds of people scrambling for safety.
   在巴基斯坦的商业中心发生的这起爆炸事件引发了混乱，数百人四处寻找安全之地。
6. This blog* is the story of two men and their, frankly, ridiculous adventures. Of murder, mystery and mayhem.
   这个博客坦率地说，是两个男人之间的故事，以及他们荒谬的冒险，关于谋杀、推理和破坏。
7. The next step will be to test action video games that do not involve guns and mayhem.
   下一步将要对不涉及枪支和严重伤害的视频打斗游戏进行测试。
8. But he also reminded me that these were rituals, not murder and mayhem.
   但他同时告诉我这是祭祀仪式，不算谋杀和故意伤害。
9. Result: You buy low and sell high, turning the market's mayhem into a money-making opportunity.
   其结果就是：你在低位买进，高位卖出，将市场的下挫变成了赚钱的机会。
10. Play eleven levels of mayhem, some massive, some with thousands of zombies.
    十一个可肆意破坏的关卡，数量达数千的大量的僵尸。
11. I don't think we want our kids'culture defined by killing, mayhem and dismemberment as entertainment.
    我不认为孩子们的文化娱乐要用杀戮，故意伤害和分尸来定义。
12. While they dance The Infernal Dance, mayhem ensues until they all collapse.
    就在他们跳着恶魔之舞的时候，所有的恶灵都崩溃坍塌了。
13. If a slushy romance is screened, the thugs go to the pub instead and mayhem ensues.
    如果电影院里放映的是多愁善感的爱情片，暴徒们反而会去俱乐部，混乱就会随之发生。
14. Conversely, the will to mayhem weakens nobody has ever worried about a long hot autumn.
    而相反，戕害的愿望更弱：谁也不会担心有一个漫长而炎热的秋天。
15. Just as worryingly, this mayhem in the West could prompt the delicate peace agreement with the south to unravel too.
    正如担心的，这种西方的故意伤害罪反而也促进了与南方的微妙的和平协定。
16. In both cases, the lack of an earlier and stronger response encouraged more mayhem.
    在这两个案例中，相关部门未能更早作出更强有力的回应，都助长了混乱局面。
17. That presently leads not only to interior leaks, but to structural mayhem.
    这不仅直接导致了房屋内部的漏水，还使房屋结构受到巨大威胁。
18. It can now communicate with all its employees in the event of terrorist mayhem.
    如果发生恐怖袭击，该公司能够与所有雇员沟通。
19. One afternoon a man came home from work to find total mayhem in his house.
    一天下午一个男士下班回家，发现他的房子里一片混乱。
20. 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。
21. A male escort unknowingly starts dating the daughter of one of his 'clients.' Mayhem ensues.
    一老兄不知不觉的开始与客户的女儿约会，有意破坏便接踵而至。
22. They contend that bioforestry has as much potential for environmental mayhem as for environmental good.
    他们声称生物林业给环境带来的危害将和益处一样多。
23. Or might sanctions trigger its collapse, bringing a flood of refugees and unleashing nuclear mayhem?
    亦或这种制裁可能会使其政权倒台，带来大批的难民和核武器灾难？
24. A boom in car sales has caused traffic mayhem in many of China's major cities.
    汽车的热销给中国许多大城市的交通系统带来了伤害。
25. Is such mayhem the best we can expect?
    这种故意伤害是我们所能期待的最好结局吗？
26. The Year of the Rat was a year of mayhem and never-ending crises, a period of immense frustration and cynicism.
    鼠年出现的是接连的重大伤害和无尽的危机，是挫折深重和犬儒主义主导的一年。
27. The escape of the monkeys from their cage created mayhem in the zoo.
    猴子从笼中逃了出来，在动物园里造成了大混乱。
28. Last year's multiplayer co-op zombie-shooter mayhem gets a quick Southern sequel this holiday.
    去年的多人合作模式僵尸射击混乱得到快速南部续集这个节日。
29. Through unscrupulous arms dealers, corrupt officials, drug trafficking syndicates, terrorists and others, such weapons can bring death and mayhem into streets, schools and towns worldwide.
    通过肆无忌惮的武器商、腐败官员、贩毒集团、恐怖分子和其他势力，这类武器可以给世界各地的街道、学校和城镇带来死亡和伤残。