disarray
英 [ˌdɪs.əˈreɪ]
美 [ˌdɪs.əˈreɪ]
- n. 无秩序;杂乱;衣冠不整
- vt. 使混乱;弄乱;使脱去衣服
disarray 使紊乱dis-, 不,非,使相反。array, 安排,布置。引申义使紊乱。
- disarray (v.)
- late 14c.; see dis- "lack of" + array. Perhaps formed on the analogy of Old French desareer.
- disarray (n.)
- early 15c., "disorder, confusion;" see disarray (v.).
- 1. Widespread political and economic disarray threatens to make the constitution meaningless.
- 四处蔓延的政治和经济混乱可能会使宪法变得可有可无。
- 2. Washington has been abuzz with stories about disarray inside the White House.
- 整个华盛顿都对白宫内发生的混乱议论纷纷。
- 3. The peace talks broke up in disarray .
- 和谈在混乱中破裂了。
- 4. His personal life fell into disarray when his wife left him.
- 妻子离去后,他的个人生活一片混乱.
- 5. Our plans were thrown into disarray by the rail strike.
- 铁路罢工打乱了我们的计划.