mayhem 详细解释

mayhem

['meihem]

n.有意的破坏或暴行, [法]重伤罪, 故意的伤害罪

词义辨析

同义参见:

anarchy  

英英释义

名词 mayhem:

the willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of another person

violent and needless disturbance

同义词:havoc

补充

mayhemmayhem英:[ˈmeihem] 美:[ˈmeˌhɛm, ˈmeəm]n.1.大混乱, 大破坏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。2.伤人致残罪; 严重伤害罪

例句

1. This country is now going through economic mayhem.这个国家现在正经历着经济动荡。 2. Their arrival caused mayhem as crowds of refugees rushed towards them.他们的到来引发骚乱, 大群难民涌向他们。 3. complete mayhem broke out.全面骚乱爆发了。 4. movies filled with murder and mayhem充满谋杀和暴行的电影 5. committing mayhem犯暴力伤害罪 6. a criminal who escaped from prison and caused mayhem越狱并造成重大伤害的罪犯 7. musical mayhem音乐的肢解 8. There was mayhem [=a lot of excited activity] on the field after the winning goal was scored.决胜球得分之后,赛场上群情激动。