pandemonium breaks out
常用搭配,表示突然发生混乱。
Pandemonium broke out when the power went out.
停电时,一片混乱爆发了。
大混乱,一片混乱
骚乱;混乱;极度混乱的状态;喧闹;骚动;一群鹦鹉;魔窟
无法无天的状态
骚乱;混乱
A loud, wild, tumultuous protest, disorder, or chaotic situation, usually of a crowd, often violent.
极度混乱的状态
a state of extreme confusion and disorder
喧闹;骚动
An outburst; loud, riotous uproar, especially of a crowd.
一群鹦鹉
A group of parrots
When the fire alarm went off, there was pandemonium in the office as everyone rushed for the exits.
火警响起时,办公室里一片混乱,所有人都冲向出口。
用法提示:这里pandemonium是名词,表示‘大混乱’,描述紧急情况下的无序状态。
The sudden announcement of a surprise test caused pandemonium among the students.
突然宣布进行突击测试,学生们顿时乱成一团。
用法提示:pandemonium作名词,指因突发消息导致的混乱局面。
At the concert, pandemonium broke out when the lead singer appeared on stage.
音乐会现场,主唱一登台,观众立刻陷入狂热混乱。
用法提示:pandemonium表示‘狂乱’,这里形容粉丝兴奋造成的喧闹混乱。
常用搭配,表示突然发生混乱。
Pandemonium broke out when the power went out.
停电时,一片混乱爆发了。
表示处于混乱状态。
The classroom was in pandemonium after the exam.
考试后教室里一片混乱。
表示引起混乱。
The announcement caused pandemonium among the crowd.
这一宣布在人群中引起了混乱。
表示逐渐陷入混乱。
The meeting descended into pandemonium.
会议陷入了混乱。
chaos 泛指彻底无秩序,不一定有噪音或人群;pandemonium 更强调喧闹和人群的骚动。
mayhem 常含暴力或破坏意味;pandemonium 不一定有暴力,更多是失控的喧闹。
uproar 侧重巨大声响和人群吵嚷;若强调场面失控混乱,pandemonium 更贴切。
bedlam 语气较强烈且略过时,常指完全失去控制的混乱;现代英语中用得比 pandemonium 少。
disorder 较正式、宽泛,强度较弱;pandemonium 指更猛烈、更吵闹的场面。
grammar · medium
易错句子There was a pandemonium in the classroom.
正确表达There was pandemonium in the classroom.
Pandemonium 是不可数名词,表示“大混乱”时不与不定冠词 a 连用。
grammar · medium
易错句子The meeting pandemoniumed when the news broke.
正确表达The meeting erupted into pandemonium when the news broke.
Pandemonium 是名词,不是动词;要表达“陷入混乱”需使用动词短语如 erupt into 或 descend into。
与pandemonium(极端混乱状态)相对,指有序、有条理的状态。
与pandemonium(喧闹混乱)相对,指无噪音、无骚动的安宁状态。
与pandemonium(骚动)相对,指和平、安定、无纷乱。
与pandemonium(喧嚣骚乱)相对,指平静、安稳、无干扰的状态。
与pandemonium(喧闹)相对,指安静无声,但未必强调有序。
pandemic 指疾病的大规模流行,而 pandemonium 指混乱状态,两者意义完全不同,仅拼写相近。
chaos 泛指任何混乱状态,语域较广;pandemonium 特指喧闹、嘈杂的混乱,常含贬义或戏剧性。
彻底的混乱
When the power went out during the concert, there was absolute pandemonium.
音乐会停电时,现场彻底陷入了混乱。
突然爆发混乱
Pandemonium broke out in the courtroom when the verdict was announced.
判决宣布时,法庭里突然乱作一团。
陷入一片混乱
The meeting descended into pandemonium after the manager resigned.
经理辞职后,会议陷入了一片混乱。
混乱不堪的场面
The airport was a scene of pandemonium after all flights were cancelled.
所有航班取消后,机场一片混乱不堪。
爆发骚乱
The stadium erupted in pandemonium when the home team scored.
主队进球时,体育场爆发了一阵喧闹。
十足的混乱
The hall was in sheer pandemonium when the fire alarm sounded.
火警响起时,大厅里一片大乱。
pan-(全,如 pandemic 大流行病)+ demon(魔鬼/精灵,如 demonic 魔鬼的)+ -ium(场所,如 auditorium 礼堂)
骚乱常发生在人群聚集处,人群既是参与者也是混乱场面的组成部分。
极度混乱的状态往往伴随巨大噪音,喧闹是其主要表现之一。
恐慌情绪常与骚乱互相触发,是混乱局面中常见的心理反应。
尖叫是这种失控喧闹场景中典型的声音,能渲染混乱气氛。
骚乱突然爆发
When the fire alarm went off, pandemonium broke loose in the school.
火警响起时,学校里骚乱突然爆发。
十足的混乱
The store was pure pandemonium on the first day of the sales.
打折第一天,商店里一片混乱。
混乱横行
Without clear leadership, pandemonium reigns in the office.
没有明确的领导,办公室里混乱不堪。
庄严的会议随即召开,地点在万魔殿——撒旦及其同僚的高都。
In John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost, this is where the fallen angels assemble. Milton coined 'Pandemonium' from Greek pan ('all') and daimon ('spirit') as the name for the capital of Hell; today the word means a wild uproar or chaos.
在约翰·弥尔顿的史诗《失乐园》中,这里是堕落天使集会之地。弥尔顿用希腊语 pan(全部)和 daimon(精灵)创造出 Pandemonium,作为地狱都城之名;如今这个词意为“喧闹、混乱”。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.