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外刊例句
- They also detained dozens of investors, bankers and regulators in investigations of the market mayhem; at least two others committed suicide before the authorities could get to them.
在调查这场市场乱局时，政府还扣押了几十名投资者、银行业人士及监管官员；至少两人在被当局调查前自杀。
——《经济学人》 - He came up with “City on Fire,” starring Chow Yun-fat as an undercover police officer who penetrates a gang of thieves, becomes chummy with one of the robbers (played by Danny Lee) and gets caught up in mayhem when a jewelry store heist goes wrong.
他拍出了《龙虎风云》，片中周润发饰演一名卧底警察打入盗贼黑帮，和一名劫犯（李修贤饰演）成了朋友，后在抢劫珠宝店失手的混乱中被捕。
——《纽约时报》
基本释义
[noun] confusion and fear, usually caused by violent behaviour or by some sudden shocking event
[名词] 混乱和恐惧，通常由暴力行为或突然的震惊事件引起
深入解读
mayhem 最初出现于15世纪晚期，源自诺尔曼时代在英国所用的法语 maihem ，可以追溯至古法语mahaigne （伤害、错误）。最初该词用于法律领域，表示“以暴力毁伤他人肢体的重伤罪”。到了19世纪， mayhem 开始普遍用于表示“任何形式的极端暴力混乱状态”或“蓄意的暴力破坏行为”。在文学批评或文字编辑领域，mayhem 还指“故意的或不必要的文稿肢解”。
影视用例
出自2013年美国黑色幽默传记片《华尔街之狼》（The Wolf of Wall Street），该片剧情改编自美国励志演说者和前股票经纪人乔丹·贝尔福特所写的同名回忆录。
常见短语
mayhem 是一个名词，指的是严重的混乱、破坏、暴力行为或伤害。以下是包含“mayhem”这个词的50个短语，附上中文解释：
- Intense mayhem – 剧烈混乱
- Chaos and mayhem – 混乱和破坏
- Unleash mayhem – 发动混乱
- Widespread mayhem – 广泛的破坏
- Urban mayhem – 城市破坏
- mayhem and destruction – 混乱和毁灭
- Causing mayhem – 引发混乱
- mayhem aftermath – 混乱后果
- mayhem and violence – 混乱和暴力
- mayhem and disorder – 混乱和无序
- Reign of mayhem – 混乱时期
- Inflict mayhem – 施加破坏
- mayhem and havoc – 混乱和大破坏
- mayhem erupts – 突然发生混乱
- mayhem ensues – 随后发生混乱
- mayhem in the streets – 街头混乱
- mayhem and chaos unfold – 混乱和混沌展开
- Wreaking mayhem – 引发大破坏
- mayhem and anarchy – 混乱和无政府状态
- Senseless mayhem – 无意义的破坏
- mayhem and disruption – 混乱和中断
- mayhem and pandemonium – 混乱和喧闹
- Escalating mayhem – 升级的混乱
- mayhem on the streets – 街头混乱
- mayhem and turmoil – 混乱和骚动
- mayhem and uproar – 混乱和骚动
- Uncontrolled mayhem – 不受控制的破坏
- mayhem aftermath – 混乱后果
- mayhem and panic – 混乱和恐慌
- Inflict widespread mayhem – 施加广泛的破坏
- mayhem and bedlam – 混乱和喧闹
- mayhem and commotion – 混乱和骚动
- mayhem in the city – 城市的混乱
- mayhem and tumult – 混乱和喧哗
- mayhem and havoc – 混乱和大破坏
- mayhem and uproar – 混乱和骚动
- Reign of terror and mayhem – 恐怖和混乱统治
- mayhem and unrest – 混乱和不安
- Cause mayhem – 引发混乱
- mayhem aftermath – 混乱后果
- mayhem and upheaval – 混乱和动荡
- Spreading mayhem – 传播破坏
- mayhem and turmoil – 混乱和骚动
- mayhem and confusion – 混乱和困惑
- mayhem and disorder – 混乱和无序
- mayhem and disruption – 混乱和中断
- Cause mayhem and destruction – 引发破坏和毁灭
- mayhem and pandemonium – 混乱和喧闹
- mayhem and violence – 混乱和暴力
- mayhem and bedlam – 混乱和喧闹
同近义词
- chaos: a state of complete confusion and lack of order
- havoc: a situation in which there is a lot of damage, destruction or confusion
- riot: a situation in which a group of people behave in a violent way in a public place, often as a protest
