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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
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
大混乱，一片混乱
a state of extreme confusion and disorder
Pandemonium broke out when the power went out.
停电时，一片混乱爆发了。
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。
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。
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。
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。
Not this
There was a pandemonium in the classroom.
Use this
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。
Not this
The meeting pandemoniumed when the news broke.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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”。
Use pandemonium naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
单词里藏着恶魔(demon)，想象一群恶魔乱窜，场面极度混乱喧闹。
语域：mixed 常见场景：news reports、casual conversation、descriptions of crowded scenes pandemonium 多用于描述人群混乱、喧闹的场面，既见于新闻报道等较正式语境，也常见于日常口语，因此这里标记为 mixed。具体语气取决于搭配和上下文。
与 pandemonium（/ˌpændɪˈmoʊniəm/）真正押韵的有 harmonium 和 ammonium，重读元音 /oʊ/ 及之后的部分 /niəm/ 相同。注意 geranium、stadium、premium、auditorium 虽都以 -ium 结尾，但发音并不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.