chaos 详细解释

chaos

['keiɔs]

n.混乱, 无秩序, 混沌

n.[U]

1. 混乱; 杂乱的一团(或一堆等)

There was chaos in the town after the hurricane had struck.

飓风过后, 城里一片混乱。

Without rules, people would live in a state of chaos.

若无规则, 人们将在混乱状态中生活。

2. 【书】(亦大写)(宇宙形成前的)混沌

词形变化

形容词: chaotic | 副词: chaotically |

词义辨析

同义:

n.混乱; 杂乱的一团

muddle  disorder  confusion  

同义参见:

jungle  anarchy  unrest  shambles  circus  nature  

反义:

n.混乱

cosmos  system  order  

反义参见:

calm  arrangement  

英英释义

名词 chaos:

a state of extreme confusion and disorder

同义词:pandemonium, bedlam, topsy-turvydom, topsy-turvyness

the formless and disordered state of matter before the creation of the cosmos

(Greek mythology) the most ancient of gods; the personification of the infinity of space preceding creation of the universe

(physics) a dynamical system that is extremely sensitive to its initial conditions

补充

chaoschaos英:[ˈkeiɔs] 美:[ˈkeˌɑs]n.1.混乱, 紊乱

例句

1. The world's first transatlantic balloon race ended in chaos last night.世界首次横跨大西洋的热气球比赛昨晚在一片混乱中结束。 2. It is impossible to establish democracy amid economic chaos.经济混乱不堪是不可能建立民主的。 3. snow caused chaos in the region.降雪在当地引起了混乱。 4. The loss of electricity caused chaos throughout the city.停电造成整个城市一片混乱。 5. "When the police arrived, the street was in total/complete/absolute chaos."警察到来时,街道混乱不堪。 6. The country had descended into economic chaos.国家已陷入经济混乱。