单词 | shambles |
释义 | shamblesshambles /ˈʃæmbəlz/ noun 1[singular, uncountable] if something is in shambles, it is failing because it is not at all organized and there is a lot of confusion: The whole meeting was a shambles from start to finish. The economy was in a complete shambles. My life was in shambles.2[singular] if a place is a shambles, it is very messy: This kitchen is a shambles! [Origin: 1900–2000 shambles place where animals are killed for meat, scene of great killing or destruction] |
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