shambles

英 [ˈʃæmblz]

美 [ˈʃæmblz]

n.  混乱局面; 无序的场面; 凌乱不堪; 一片狼藉; 肮脏(或凌乱)的地方
v.  拖着脚走; 蹒跚
shamble的第三人称单数

GRE

BNC.14494 / COCA.15858

牛津词典

noun

• 混乱局面；无序的场面；凌乱不堪；一片狼藉
  a situation in which there is a lot of confusion
  1. The press conference was a complete shambles.
     记者招待会一片混乱。
  2. What a shambles!
     好乱哪！
  3. The government is in a shambles over Europe.
     政府在欧洲问题上政策十分混乱。
• 肮脏（或凌乱）的地方
  a place which is dirty or untidy
  1. The house was a shambles.
     那间屋子凌乱不堪。

柯林斯词典

• N-SING (地方、事件或局势)混乱无序，凌乱不堪，一片狼藉
  If a place, event, or situation isa shamblesor isin a shambles, everything is in disorder.
  1. The ship's interior was an utter shambles...
     船里面一片狼藉。
  2. The economy is in a shambles.
     经济混乱无序。

英英释义

noun

• a building where animals are butchered
  Synonym:abattoirbutcheryslaughterhouse
• a condition of great disorder

双语例句

• We have just moved in, so we're in a bit of a shambles.
  我们刚迁入新居，所以现在还有点乱。
• I have never seen such a shambles in my life.
  我一辈子都没见过这么乱七八糟的场面。
• The floors where they occurred were a burned-out shambles.
  出事的几层楼变成一堆烧焦了的废墟，狼藉不堪。
• Government corruption has left the economy in a shambles.
  政府的腐败使得经济一片混乱。
• The organization of the event was a total shambles.
  这次活动的组织糟糕透了。
• But my life's been in a shambles.
  但我的生活真是一团糟。
• Though some reconstruction efforts are underway, much of the region still lies in shambles.
  尽管一些重建工作一再进行，但是大部分地区任然是废墟。
• The new bookkeeper says the accounts are a shambles.
  新的簿记员说帐目一塌糊涂。
• Her desk is a shambles.
  她的桌子上乱七八糟。
• Why's our inner streets left in shambles?
  我们内心的街道何以变成废墟？