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be chaotic
The traffic in the city center is chaotic.
市中心的交通是混乱的。
混乱的；无秩序的
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混乱的；无秩序的
lacking a visible order or organization
The traffic in the city center is chaotic.
市中心的交通是混乱的。
充满混乱的。
Filled with chaos.
缺乏明显的秩序或组织
lacking a visible order or organization
极其混乱或无秩序的。
Extremely disorganized or in disarray.
完全无序、不可预测且令人困惑
completely unordered and unpredictable and confusing
The morning rush hour made the city streets chaotic.
早高峰时段的城市街道变得混乱不堪。
His desk was so chaotic that he couldn't find his keys.
他的书桌杂乱无章，以至于他找不到钥匙。
Without a clear agenda, the meeting quickly became chaotic.
没有明确的议程，会议很快变得混乱无序。
The traffic in the city center is chaotic.
市中心的交通是混乱的。
The meeting became chaotic after the argument.
争吵之后会议变得混乱。
They lived in a chaotic household.
他们生活在一个混乱的家庭里。
Not this
The traffic is in chaotic.
Use this
The traffic is chaotic.
中文学习者常将“chaotic”误用为名词，并用介词“in”修饰，但“chaotic”是形容词，应直接作表语，无需介词。
Not this
The classroom is chaos.
Use this
The classroom is chaotic.
“chaos”是名词，而“chaotic”是形容词。描述状态时需用形容词“chaotic”，而非名词“chaos”。
Not this
She spoke chaotic.
Use this
She spoke chaotically.
“chaotic”是形容词，不能修饰动词“spoke”；应使用副词“chaotically”来修饰动作方式。
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混乱的局面
The meeting turned into a chaotic situation when everyone started shouting.
当大家开始大喊大叫时，会议变成了混乱的局面。
混乱的环境
It's hard to study in such a chaotic environment.
在这样混乱的环境里很难学习。
混乱的场面
Firefighters arrived at the chaotic scene of the accident.
消防员到达了事故现场的混乱场面。
混沌系统
Weather patterns are often described as a chaotic system.
天气模式常被描述为混沌系统。
混乱的生活
After losing his job, he fell into a chaotic life.
失业后，他陷入了混乱的生活。
混乱的行为
The child's chaotic behavior worried his parents.
孩子混乱的行为让父母担心。
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想象‘吵’（chǎo）闹无序的场面，帮助记忆‘chaotic’意为‘混乱的’。
语域：mixed 常见场景：描述房间或场所、讨论局势或过程、用于科学或数学（如混沌理论） 该词在正式和非正式语境中均常见，日常口语中多用于形容杂乱无章的状态，但也可用于科学术语。
All these words share the stressed ending /ɒtɪk/, making them perfect rhymes with 'chaotic'. Note that 'chaotic' begins with /keɪ-/, while the others have different initial syllables. Spelling-wise, all end with '-otic'.
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