be (in) a shambles

informal

a) if something is a shambles, it is very disorganized and there is a lot of confusion 一团糟；非常混乱

The meeting was a shambles from start to finish.

这次会议从头到尾都开得一团糟。

The economy is in a complete shambles.

经济混乱不堪。

b) if a place is a shambles, it is very untidy 〔地方〕一片混乱，凌乱不堪 SYN mess

My house is in an absolute shambles.

我的房子里凌乱不堪。

Examples from the Corpus

be (in) a shambles• The apartment was in shambles and the kids in a frenzy.• But the room, the target of a 1968 arson, was in a shambles.• By October 1952, when we left Pusan, the corrupt Rhee government was in shambles.• It was a shambles last year.• Much around Lilly is in shambles.• The scrums, in particular, were a shambles, with Haslemere being driven off their own ball.• It is all out of order because the preliminaries are a shambles.• Instead, his side were a shambles again, a disgrace.

→ be (in) a shambles at shambles(1)

单词	be (in) a shambles
释义	be (in) a shambles be (in) a shambles informal a) if something is a shambles, it is very disorganized and there is a lot of confusion 一团糟；非常混乱 The meeting was a shambles from start to finish. 这次会议从头到尾都开得一团糟。 The economy is in a complete shambles. 经济混乱不堪。 b) if a place is a shambles, it is very untidy 〔地方〕一片混乱，凌乱不堪 SYN mess My house is in an absolute shambles. 我的房子里凌乱不堪。 Examples from the Corpus be (in) a shambles• The apartment was in shambles and the kids in a frenzy.• But the room, the target of a 1968 arson, was in a shambles.• By October 1952, when we left Pusan, the corrupt Rhee government was in shambles.• It was a shambles last year.• Much around Lilly is in shambles.• The scrums, in particular, were a shambles, with Haslemere being driven off their own ball.• It is all out of order because the preliminaries are a shambles.• Instead, his side were a shambles again, a disgrace. → be (in) a shambles at shambles(1)
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