havoc

英 [ˈhævək]

美 [ˈhævək]

n.  灾害; 祸患; 浩劫
vi.  严重破坏; 毁灭损毁

复数：havocs　

IELTSGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.11169 / COCA.9540

牛津词典

noun

• 灾害；祸患；浩劫
  a situation in which there is a lot of damage, destruction or confusion
  1. The floods caused havoc throughout the area.
     洪水给整个地区带来了灾害。
  2. Continuing strikes are beginning to play havoc with the national economy.
     持续的罢工开始严重破坏国家经济。
  3. These insects can wreak havoc on crops.
     这些昆虫可严重危害农作物。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 大破坏;大毁坏;大混乱
  Havocis great disorder, and confusion.
  1. Rioters caused havoc in the centre of the town.
     暴乱分子在市中心制造了极大混乱。
• PHRASE 给…造成混乱（或破坏）
  If one thingplays havoc withanother orwreaks havoc onit, it prevents it from continuing or functioning as normal, or damages it.
  1. Drug addiction soon played havoc with his career...
     毒瘾很快就毁掉了他的事业。
  2. The weather played havoc with airline schedules...
     天气打乱了航空公司的航班安排。
  3. Stress can wreak havoc on the immune system.
     压力可能会破坏免疫系统。

英英释义

noun

• violent and needless disturbance
  Synonym:mayhem

双语例句

• The recent storms have wreaked havoc on crops.
  最近的暴风雨已对庄稼造成了严重的破坏。
• They have wreaked dreadful havoc among the wildlife by shooting and trapping.
  他们射杀和诱捕野生动物，造成了严重的破坏。
• You played havoc with my plan!
  你搅乱了我的计划！
• The earthquake caused terrible havoc.
  那次地震造成了可怕的毁坏。
• The flood wrought havoc and drowned the villages.
  洪水肆虐，村落沦陷。
• Stress can wreak havoc on the immune system.
  压力可能会破坏免疫系统。
• A major power failure wreaked havoc in New York last night.
  昨晚纽约大停电引起了一片混乱。
• If I accept a malicious piece of code that wreaks havoc on my computer, whose fault is it?
  如果我接受了一段恶意代码，其破坏了我的计算机，那又是谁的错呢？
• Last night's gale has played havoc with the fruit trees.
  昨夜的狂风毁坏了果树。
• Continuing strikes are beginning to play havoc with the national economy.
  持续的罢工开始严重破坏国家经济。