| 单词 | shambles |
| 释义 | sham·bles /ˈʃæmbəlz/ noun be (in) a shambles informal a) if something is a shambles, it is very disorganized and there is a lot of confusion 一团糟；非常混乱 The meeting was a shambles from start to finish. 这次会议从头到尾都开得一团糟。 The economy is in a complete shambles. 经济混乱不堪。 b) if a place is a shambles, it is very untidy 〔地方〕一片混乱，凌乱不堪 SYN mess My house is in an absolute shambles. 我的房子里凌乱不堪。Examples from the Corpusshambles• It is all out of order because the preliminaries are a shambles.• But the room, the target of a 1968 arson, was in a shambles.• This kitchen is a shambles!• Now it is merely a shambles.• The scrums, in particular, were a shambles, with Haslemere being driven off their own ball.• He liked the fact that he had fought back from the break-up with Yamaguchi, revived a career in shambles.• Much around Lilly is in shambles.Origin shambles (1900-2000) shambles “place where animals are killed for meat, scene of great killing or destruction” ((16-20 centuries)), from shamble “table from which meat is sold, meat market” ((14-19 centuries)), from Old English scamul “counter, stool”sham·bles nounChineseSyllable it Corpus very there disorganized if is a and shambles, is something |
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