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小词详解 | mayhem
They also detained dozens of investors, bankers and regulators in investigations of the market mayhem; at least two others committed suicide before the authorities could get to them.
在调查这场市场乱局时,政府还扣押了几十名投资者、银行业人士及监管官员;至少两人在被当局调查前自杀。
——《经济学人》He came up with “City on Fire,” starring Chow Yun-fat as an undercover police officer who penetrates a gang of thieves, becomes chummy with one of the robbers (played by Danny Lee) and gets caught up in mayhem when a jewelry store heist goes wrong.
他拍出了《龙虎风云》,片中周润发饰演一名卧底警察打入盗贼黑帮,和一名劫犯(李修贤饰演)成了朋友,后在抢劫珠宝店失手的混乱中被捕。
——《纽约时报》
[名词] 混乱和恐惧,通常由暴力行为或突然的震惊事件引起
chaos: a state of complete confusion and lack of order havoc: a situation in which there is a lot of damage, destruction or confusion riot: a situation in which a group of people behave in a violent way in a public place, often as a protest