| 词汇 | shambles |
| 释义 | shambles [singular] (rather informal) a situation that is completely unsuccessful because of a lack of organization or because people have made mistakes（组织欠佳或人为导致的）混乱局面，无序场面，一片狼藉◆the economy was in a shambles last year.去年的经济一片混乱。◆our defending was a complete shambles.我们的防守完全是一团糟。◆what a shambles!好乱哪！note 辨析 mess or shambles? shambles is a stronger word than mess and suggests a situation in which organization has broken down completely. * shambles 比 mess 语气更强烈，指秩序完全瘫痪的局面。shambles• ⇨ be a shambles sham·bles /`ʃæmbḷz; ˈʃæmbəlz/n [singular 单数] be a shambles informal if something is a shambles, it is badly organized or very untidy 【非正式】 混乱的场面; 凌乱，杂乱:◇the whole evening was a complete shambles. 整个晚上都混乱之极。 |
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