講解：
in chaos
混亂；雜亂；紊亂:
The house was in chaos after the party.
聚會(huì)后,房子里一片狼藉。

second rate
二流的；平庸的；普通的
He is a second-rate player.
他是個(gè)平庸的運(yùn)動(dòng)員。

complain (to sb) (about / of sth)
抱怨；埋怨；發(fā)牢騷:
The defendant complained of intimidation during the investigation.
被告申訴在調(diào)查期間受到了恐嚇。

suffer setback
挫折；阻礙:
The team suffered a major setback when their best player was injured.
最優(yōu)秀的隊(duì)員受了傷,使得這支隊(duì)伍的實(shí)力大打折扣。

drive sth up / down
抬高(或壓低)；使上升(或下跌)
Ford knows those royalties would drive up the cost of his car putting it out of the reach for the average consumer.
福特知道這些費(fèi)用會(huì)抬高成本 那樣的話 普通消費(fèi)者就買不起他的車了。

sb's reach
波及范圍；影響范圍:
Victory is now out of her reach.
勝利現(xiàn)在對(duì)于她來說遙不可及。

adjourn for sth
休庭；休會(huì)；延期:
The court adjourned for lunch.
午餐時(shí)間法庭休庭。