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mayhem

/mey-hem, mey-uhm/US // ˈmeɪ hɛm, ˈmeɪ əm //UK // (ˈmeɪhɛm) //

混乱,破坏,暴乱,破坏力

Related Words

violence暴力,暴力事件,暴力问题,暴力犯罪commotion骚动,骚乱,骚动不安,动荡havoc劫难,大祸临头,大破坏,大祸pandemonium大闹天宫,大混乱,大恐慌,混乱fracas骚乱,骚动,狂欢,混乱anarchy无政府主义,无政府状态,无政府主义者,无政府状态下destruction毁灭,销毁,破坏,毁坏trouble麻烦,麻烦的事,烦恼,困难disorder紊乱,无序,无秩序,无序的

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Law. the crime of willfully inflicting a bodily injury on another so as to make the victim less capable of self-defense or, under modern statutes, so as to cripple or mutilate the victim.
    • : random or deliberate violence or damage.
    • : a state of rowdy disorder: Antagonisms between the various factions at the meeting finally boiled over, and mayhem ensued.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounchaos, confusion
Synonyms
anarchy无政府主义,无政府状态,无政府主义者,无政府状态下commotion骚动,骚乱,骚动不安,动荡destruction毁灭,销毁,破坏,毁坏fracas骚乱,骚动,狂欢,混乱havoc劫难,大祸临头,大破坏,大祸pandemonium大闹天宫,大混乱,大恐慌,混乱violence暴力,暴力事件,暴力问题,暴力犯罪disorder紊乱,无序,无秩序,无序的trouble麻烦,麻烦的事,烦恼,困难

Examples

  • One police officer died as a result of the mayhem and others were seriously injured.

  • Yields on Treasury bonds, which are typically in demand at times of turmoil, barely registered in the mayhem.

  • It was fast-paced mayhem and I caught myself laughing, hard, as if I were Outside with Friends.

  • “Some people would like to cause mayhem and trouble,” Mayor Muriel Bowser said.

  • Athletes live-tweeted from the golf course and wore microphones throughout the match, creating mayhem on the platform.

  • He has been going to crime scenes since 1991, and began chronicling Chicago street mayhem on Twitter about four years ago.

  • Trevor Austin, CEO of Finna Rage, denied responsibility for the mayhem in Keene.

  • Ex-MMA fighter Jason ‘Mayhem’ Miller live-tweeted a standoff with police over domestic violence charges.

  • Rwanda and Ethiopia, symbols in the past of death and mayhem, are now among the fastest-growing economies in the world.

  • On the outskirts of the partisan mayhem, a smaller crowd gathered as a heavy-set man strode up to a podium in front of them.

  • Maybe he cant do as much for the Galaxy in the long run as Mayhem can, but dont you see, man, hes a figurehead.

  • Right now hes the most important man in the Galaxy, and if we could talk to him Im sure Mayhem would agree.

  • Frowning with his new and as yet unseen face, Johnny Mayhem propelled himself to the floor.

  • Using the dignity of the dead Sirian, whose body he wore like other people wear clothing, Johnny Mayhem ignored them.

  • Mayhem found a tiny capsule in the pocket of his Sirian jumper, and popped it in his mouth.

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