mayhem 骚乱，大混乱

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mayhem
may·hem / ˈmeihem /
noun [U]
   confusion and fear, usually caused by violent behaviour or by some sudden shocking event
   骚乱；慌乱:
   There was absolute mayhem when everyone tried to get out at once.
   众人蜂拥而出,造成了极大的混乱。

may∙hem
/ ˈmehɛm ; ˈmeɪhem /
◙noun [U]
1. an extremely confused situation in which people are very frightened or excited
• 骚乱，大混乱;
【SYN】 chaos
»There was complete mayhem after the explosion.
  爆炸发生后一片混乱。
»cause / create / wreak mayhem
»For some children, the first fall of snow is an opportunity to create mayhem.
  对有些孩子来说，第一场雪是疯玩的一个好机会。
may·hem
/ˈmeıˌhɛm/ noun   [  noncount  ]
  : actions that hurt people and destroy things : a scene or situation that involves a lot of violence
   movies filled with murder and mayhem
   committing mayhem
   a criminal who escaped from prison and caused mayhem
  — often used figuratively
   musical mayhem
   There was mayhem [=a lot of excited activity] on the field after the winning goal was scored.

may·hem
I. \ˈmāˌhem also -āəm\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English maym, from Anglo-French mahaim, mayhem — more at maim
1.
a. : the malicious and permanent deprivation of another of the use of a member of his body resulting in impairment of his fighting ability and constituting a grave felony under English common law
b. : the malicious and permanent crippling, mutilation, or disfiguring of another constituting a grave felony under modern statutes but in some jurisdictions requiring a specific intent as distinguished from general malice
  < physicians, accused … of sterilizing her through trickery, were ordered held for trial on charges of conspiracy to commit mayhem — Associated Press >
2. : needless or willful damage (as in literary criticism or editorial activity)
II. transitive verb
(mayhemed or mayhemmed ; mayhemed or mayhemmed ; mayheming or mayhemming ; mayhems)
: to commit mayhem on