| 单词 | havoc |
| 释义 | havoc (hævək ) 1. uncountable noun Havoc is great disorder, and confusion. Rioters caused havoc in the centre of the town. Synonyms: devastation, damage, destruction, waste 2. to play havoc phrase If one thing plays havoc with another or wreaks havoc on it, it prevents it from continuing or functioning as normal, or damages it. Time-zone changes play havoc with our bodies. The weather played havoc with airline schedules. Stress can wreak havoc on the immune system. Collocations: economic havoc If they spent any more than these limits allowed, the speculators would wreak such economic havoc that their government would collapse. THE AGE OF CONSENT (2003) Further economic havoc during the campaign could turn the voters against him. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Should we really let hardliners such as this wreak economic havoc without basic checks? Times, Sunday Times (2012) One of the city's defence barriers was lifted, causing further havoc. The Sun Pollution, overfishing and the introduction of alien species and diseases wreaked further havoc on fish populations over the past century. Times, Sunday Times That, of course, gives fleeing members of the regime ample opportunity to wreak further havoc on the distant capital before they depart. Times, Sunday Times Passengers then enter the town square, where the cars wreak further havoc on the citizens. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This week he warned that without regulation the press would 'wreak havoc in the lives of innocent people'. Times, Sunday Times Any interruption would not only imperil essential services; it could also wreak havoc with the grid itself. The Times Literary Supplement Left all day on their own, they will wreak havoc with your furniture. Times, Sunday Times First, climate change will wreak havoc on the world's economy. Times, Sunday Times Oddly enough, at the time, some foolish dissenters suggested the repeal would 'someday wreak havoc on the nation's financial system'. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 大混乱 Japanese: 大混乱 |
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