Word · Frequency #32817
bedlam
/ˈbedləm/
noun
混乱，喧闹
a state of confusion and noise
常指嘈杂混乱的场面
- 1.
A place or situation of chaotic uproar, and where confusion prevails.
混乱喧嚣的地方或局面。
疯人院（贬义）；混乱喧嚣的地方或局面。；混乱；喧闹；疯人院；[医] 精神病院
In use
After the final whistle, the stadium was absolute bedlam.
The classroom descended into bedlam when the teacher left.
With everyone shouting at once, the meeting turned into pure bedlam.
be a scene of bedlam
The classroom was a scene of bedlam after the teacher left.
老师离开后，教室里一片混乱。
cause bedlam
The sudden announcement caused bedlam in the stock exchange.
突然的公告在交易所引起了骚乱。
descend into bedlam
The peaceful protest descended into bedlam when violence broke out.
当暴力爆发时，和平抗议陷入了混乱。
absolute/total/sheer bedlam
It was absolute bedlam at the airport during the strike.
罢工期间机场一片混乱。
Common mistakes
There was a bedlam in the room.There was bedlam in the room.
bedlam 是不可数名词，前不加冠词 'a'。
The situation was bedlamic.The situation was bedlam.
bedlam 是名词，不可用作形容词；表示‘混乱的’应直接用名词形式。
Connections
Confusing words
- chaos
- 混乱 · chaos 强调无秩序和混乱状态，而 bedlam 强调喧闹、嘈杂的混乱
- pandemonium
- 大混乱，喧嚣 · pandemonium 语气更强，指极度的混乱和喧嚣，bedlam 则侧重喧闹嘈杂的混乱
- asylum
- 精神病院，避难所 · asylum 是中性词，指精神病院或避难所；bedlam 是贬义词，特指混乱喧闹的精神病院
Word family
- bedlams
- plural
Learner notes
Grammar Note
主要用作不可数名词，表示混乱或喧闹
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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