Word · Frequency #13777
disarray
使混乱；打乱
核心释义
to throw into disorder; to break the arrangement of
- 1.
使混乱；打乱阵列
To throw into disorder; to break the array of.
- 2.
To take off the dress of; to unrobe.
脱去…的衣服；使…裸露；使混乱；打乱阵列；弄乱；使混乱；使脱去衣服
用法In use
A sudden power cut disarrayed the orderly rows of servers in the data center.
用法提示：disarrayed 是 disarray 的过去式，作及物动词，表示‘使陷入混乱’。
Last-minute changes could disarray the carefully planned schedule.
用法提示：disarray 是动词原形，与 could 连用，表示‘打乱、使混乱’。
The children were disarraying the neatly folded towels while playing hide-and-seek.
用法提示：were disarraying 是 disarray 的过去进行时，作及物动词，表示‘把……弄乱’。
disarray sth
及物动词，直接接宾语，表示“使某事物陷入混乱”。
The sudden change disarrayed our carefully made plans.
突然的变化打乱了我们精心制定的计划。
be disarrayed
常用被动语态描述状态，意为“被弄乱、变得凌乱”。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- disarray the ranks
- 打乱队列
- The surprise attack disarrayed the enemy ranks.突袭打乱了敌人的队列。
- disarray the plans
- 打乱计划
- The sudden storm disarrayed our travel plans.突如其来的暴风雨打乱了我们的旅行计划。
- disarrayed hair
- 凌乱的头发
- He ran in with disarrayed hair and a torn shirt.他跑进来，头发凌乱，衬衫也破了。
- disarray the room
- 把房间弄乱
- The children disarrayed the living room in minutes.孩子们几分钟就把客厅弄得乱七八糟。
- disarray the schedule
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象 array（整齐排列）加上否定前缀 dis-，就是打乱排列、乱成一团；记住“打乱阵列”的本义。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary description 作动词时，disarray 多用于正式或文学语境，表示“使混乱”或“打乱”；日常口语中较少使用。旧义“脱去衣服”更为罕见，多见于古旧文学作品。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with disarray in their final stressed /eɪ/ sound: array, betray, convey, survey, obey, delay. Watch out for disarrange /ˌdɪsəˈreɪndʒ/, which looks similar but ends in /-reɪndʒ/ and does not rhyme.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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