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n.大破壞, 浩劫,混亂 vt.嚴(yán)重破壞

【簡介】Widespread destruction 大范圍的破壞

1——趣味記憶

hav＝have，oc＝occur（v 發(fā)生）有很多事發(fā)生→混亂無序→大破壞，浩劫

2——趣味記憶

ha哈，voc=voice(n.聲音) 哈哈哈的聲音→混亂

Heavy snow wreaks havoc across China

大雪給全國帶來災(zāi)難

As heavy snow fell over large parts of China yesterday, there were widespread traffic disruptions
一場大雪在我國大部分地區(qū)降臨，導(dǎo)致了大范圍的交通中斷。

【英英解釋】
n.大破壞, 浩劫;混亂 a situation in which there is a lot of damage or a lack of order, especially so that it is difficult for something to continue in the normal way 【SYN】devastation, destruction; chaos 【OPP】serenity（n. 平靜）

【習(xí)慣用語】
cry havoc 1.發(fā)出危險(xiǎn)警告; 預(yù)示災(zāi)難臨頭; 2.大肆破壞, 蹂躪; 使大為混亂(=play havoc with, make havoc of)

do [cause, raise, work]havoc 摧殘,蹂躪,造成嚴(yán)重破壞

play[raise] havoc with[among] 對...造成嚴(yán)重破壞, 使...陷入大混亂

wreak havoc on...= play havoc with...= make havoc of... 大肆破壞[摧毀] …,使…遭受慘重的災(zāi)害

【例句與詳解:】

The earthquake caused terrible havoc.
那次地震造成了可怕的毀壞。

The wind will wreak havoc on my garden.
大風(fēng)將摧毀我的花園。

Her arrival that night played havoc with my plans.
她那天晚上到達(dá)，把我的計(jì)劃全打亂了。

The earthquake has made great havoc of the city.
地震給這個(gè)城市造成了巨大的破壞。

"Making havoc in Heaven" is a typical military play.
《大鬧天宮》是一部典型的武戲。

They have to rebuild their home after the havoc of the hurricane。
遭受颶風(fēng)的巨大破壞後，他們不得不重建家園。