cha·os
noun/ˈkeɪɒs/
/ˈkeɪɑːs/
[uncountable]- a complete lack of order
无序状态 - economic/political/domestic chaos
经济／政治／国内的混乱 - Heavy snow has caused total chaos on the roads.
大雪导致道路上交通一片混乱。 - in chaos The house was in chaos after the party.
聚会后，房子里一片狼藉。 - The country was thrown/plunged into chaos by the president's death.
总统的去世使国家陷入混乱。
Extra ExamplesTopics War and conflictc1- Chaos broke out when the fire started.
起火时发生了混乱。 - Doctors worked day and night amid scenes of utter chaos.
医生们在极为混乱的现场夜以继日地工作。 - He liked to work in organized chaos.
他喜欢在有秩序的混乱中工作。 - His brave leadership has created order out of chaos.
他无畏的领导使混乱中再现秩序。 - I lost my bag in the ensuing chaos.
我在随后的混乱中丢了包。 - In the ensuing chaos, many works of art were destroyed.
在随之而来的混乱中，许多艺术品被毁。 - The airport was in chaos during the strike.
罢工期间机场一片混乱。 - The country is sliding into economic chaos.
该国正逐渐陷入经济混乱状态。 - The country was brought to the brink of chaos.
国家到了混乱的边缘。 - The game ended in chaos.
这场比赛以混乱而告终。 - The government collapsed and chaos reigned.
政府垮台，到处一片混乱。 - We are on the brink of chaos, economically speaking.
从经济上讲，我们濒临无秩序状态。 - the confusion and chaos surrounding the bombing raids
在轰炸袭击周围出现的混乱 - Heavy flooding is causing total chaos across the country.
严重的洪涝正导致全国陷入混乱。 - Our plans have been thrown into absolute chaos.
我们的计划完全陷入混乱。 - People started shouting and the meeting descended into chaos.
人们叫喊起来，会议陷入混乱。 - The minute the door closed behind her, chaos broke out.
门在她身后关上的那一刻，混乱爆发了。 - Thousands of tourists face travel chaos.
数以千计的游客面临出行混乱。 - We have plans to avoid chaos when the strike begins next week.
我们计划在下周罢工开始时避免混乱。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- absolute
- complete
- pure
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- bring
- cause
- create
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- break out
- ensue
- erupt
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- in chaos
- on the brink of chaos
- to the brink of chaos
- order out of chaos
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Word Originlate 15th cent.: via French and Latin from Greek khaos ‘vast chasm, void’. - economic/political/domestic chaos