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

• The ship's interior was an utter shambles
  船里面一片狼藉。
• For Herge, China was a country in shambles deserving help and sympathy;
  在丁丁眼中，中国是一个积贫积弱，却又十分值得同情和帮助的东方古国；
• Government corruption has left the economy in a shambles.
  政府的腐败使得经济一片混乱。
• This temple, once in shambles, has a new roof.
  这座寺庙曾经陷入过一片混乱，如今则处于新屋顶的庇护之下。
• Then the noise outside increased still further and, adding to the ballroom shambles, a phalanx of newcomers pushed their way in.
  这时外面的喧闹声更大了，一群人硬挤了进来，使舞厅里更加混乱。
• With incredible detail, the long-forgotten papercuts portray the euphoria and zeal of the era as well as the violence and destruction that left the Chinese economy in shambles.
  这些早已被人遗忘的剪纸用令人赞叹的细节表现着那个时代的幸福和热忱以及暴力和被摧毁后残余的中国经济碎片。
• The new bookkeeper says the accounts are a shambles.
  新的簿记员说帐目一塌糊涂。
• The press conference was a complete shambles.
  记者招待会一片混乱。
• 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。
• Their reasoning is obvious: spot prices are sky-high and the process of annual negotiations is a shambles.
  他们的逻辑很明显：现货价格高企，而每次年度谈判都搞得乱七八糟。