英语词汇“mayhem”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINmayhem

Origin:

1400-1500 Anglo-French mahaime ‘crime of cutting off someone's arm or leg’, from Old French maynier; ➔ MAIM

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

The new rules are meant to prevent mayhem on school enrollment days.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Everything had gone from mayhem to a somber, peculiar hush.
From these it is clear that the star created mayhem in any recording studio.
He wants to sit next to her while facing a big screen and being transported by big-budget suspense or mayhem.
If you're looking for ground-breaking mayhem, you got off at the wrong Greyhound stop.
Initially, this three-way conflict wreaked mayhem.
Just look at these cabins, and you forget traffic jams, mortgages and mayhem back home.
Meanwhile over the top sings Mel, clearer and truer than before, apparently blissfully unaware of the unholy mayhem beneath her.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► complete mayhem

There was complete mayhem after the explosion.

► cause/create/wreak mayhem

For some children, the first fall of snow is an opportunity to create mayhem.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► cause

· On the one hand, they did not want working class hooligans swarming all over the country causing mayhem.· The consequent revaluations would cause mayhem, chaos and huge bills for those on the receiving end.· But things are different at night, when he hisses, growls, howls and generally causes mayhem.· I decided I'd caused enough mayhem for one day.· If it were introduced before that, it would cause absolute mayhem in town halls.

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► wreak havoc/mayhem/destruction (on something)

And they wreak havoc with the goal of raising revenue efficiently.
But we all know that a moment's overload, may wreak havoc.
Did they hire a private eye to wreak havoc on the life of the harasser?
Since elk can also wreak havoc in cropland and forestry plantations, a record 70,000 animals are being culled this hunting season.
The goat, being a goat, wreaks havoc, and the tenant grows desperate.
The storm wreaked havoc on trains and highways, making it unlikely thousands of investors and traders will arrive at work.
This is a critical feature on such an instrument, as a badly cut nut here would wreak havoc on playability.
Unassimilated, they might one day wreak havoc in her life.

单词	mayhem
释义	mayhemmay‧hem /ˈmeɪhem/ noun [uncountable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINmayhem Origin: 1400-1500 Anglo-French mahaime ‘crime of cutting off someone's arm or leg’, from Old French maynier; ➔ MAIM Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The new rules are meant to prevent mayhem on school enrollment days. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Everything had gone from mayhem to a somber, peculiar hush. From these it is clear that the star created mayhem in any recording studio. He wants to sit next to her while facing a big screen and being transported by big-budget suspense or mayhem. If you're looking for ground-breaking mayhem, you got off at the wrong Greyhound stop. Initially, this three-way conflict wreaked mayhem. Just look at these cabins, and you forget traffic jams, mortgages and mayhem back home. Meanwhile over the top sings Mel, clearer and truer than before, apparently blissfully unaware of the unholy mayhem beneath her. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► complete mayhem There was complete mayhem after the explosion. ► cause/create/wreak mayhem For some children, the first fall of snow is an opportunity to create mayhem. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► cause · On the one hand, they did not want working class hooligans swarming all over the country causing mayhem.· The consequent revaluations would cause mayhem, chaos and huge bills for those on the receiving end.· But things are different at night, when he hisses, growls, howls and generally causes mayhem.· I decided I'd caused enough mayhem for one day.· If it were introduced before that, it would cause absolute mayhem in town halls. Phrases PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► wreak havoc/mayhem/destruction (on something) And they wreak havoc with the goal of raising revenue efficiently. But we all know that a moment's overload, may wreak havoc. Did they hire a private eye to wreak havoc on the life of the harasser? Since elk can also wreak havoc in cropland and forestry plantations, a record 70,000 animals are being culled this hunting season. The goat, being a goat, wreaks havoc, and the tenant grows desperate. The storm wreaked havoc on trains and highways, making it unlikely thousands of investors and traders will arrive at work. This is a critical feature on such an instrument, as a badly cut nut here would wreak havoc on playability. Unassimilated, they might one day wreak havoc in her life. an extremely confused situation in which people are very frightened or excited SYN chaos: There was complete mayhem after the explosion.cause/create/wreak mayhem For some children, the first fall of snow is an opportunity to create mayhem.
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