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wreak sth
wreak 是及物动词，直接跟宾语，宾语多表示破坏、混乱等。
The scandal wreaked political chaos.
这起丑闻造成了政治混乱。
造成；引起
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造成；引起
to cause something bad to happen or occur as a consequence
The scandal wreaked political chaos.
这起丑闻造成了政治混乱。
To cause harm; to afflict; to inflict; to harm or injure; to let out harm.
wreak
Base
原形
wreaks
3rd person
第三人称单数
wreaking
-ing
现在分词
wreaked
Past
过去式
wreaked
Past participle
过去分词
The storm wreaks havoc on coastal towns.
暴风雨给沿海城镇造成严重破坏。
He wreaked his anger on the innocent.
他把怒火发泄在无辜者身上。
The scandal has wreaked damage on their reputation.
这桩丑闻对他们的声誉造成了损害。
wreak 是规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为 wreaked；常见搭配 wreak havoc（造成严重破坏）。
The storm wreaked havoc on the small fishing village, destroying many boats.
风暴在小渔村造成了严重破坏，摧毁了许多船只。
My lost wallet is wreaking havoc on my week; I have to replace all my cards.
我丢失钱包这件事正在让我的这一周乱成一团；我得补办所有卡片。
Heavy fog often wreaks havoc with flight schedules at this airport.
浓雾常常严重打乱这个机场的航班时刻表。
wreak 是及物动词，直接跟宾语，宾语多表示破坏、混乱等。
The scandal wreaked political chaos.
这起丑闻造成了政治混乱。
表示把破坏、报复等施加于某人或某物时，用介词 on；正式语体中可用 upon。
The storm wreaked havoc on the coastal town.
暴风雨给这个沿海小镇造成了严重破坏。
Not this
The storm wreaked on the coastal town.
Use this
The storm wreaked havoc on the coastal town.
wreak 是及物动词，后面必须接宾语（如 havoc、damage、revenge），不能单独使用；表达“对某物造成严重破坏”时用 wreak havoc on something。
Not this
The flood wrecked havoc on the crops.
Use this
The flood wreaked havoc on the crops.
wreak 与 wreck 拼写相近但意思不同：wreak 意为“造成（严重后果）”，wreck 意为“毁坏”。固定搭配是 wreak havoc on（对……造成严重破坏），不能用 wreck 替换。
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造成严重破坏；引起大乱
The storm wreaked havoc on the coastal towns.
风暴对沿海城镇造成了严重破坏。
造成破坏
The earthquake wreaked destruction across the entire region.
地震给整个地区造成了破坏。
施行报复
He swore to wreak vengeance on those who had betrayed him.
他发誓要向背叛他的人施行报复。
造成损害
The floods wreaked damage on hundreds of homes.
洪水对数百户人家的房屋造成了损害。
造成大乱；制造混乱
The protesters wreaked mayhem in the city center.
抗议者在市中心制造了混乱。
造成严重破坏；肆虐
The storm wreaked havoc on the coastal town.
暴风雨对这座海滨小镇造成了严重破坏。
实施报复；复仇
She swore she would wreak revenge on those who had betrayed her.
她发誓要对背叛她的人进行报复。
发泄怒火；施以愤怒
The manager wreaked his wrath on the entire team for the failed project.
经理因项目失败而对整个团队大发雷霆。
意为“在资产阶级中肆虐”。出自红辣椒乐队（Red Hot Chili Peppers）2002年的歌曲《Can't Stop》，表达叛逆、反主流的态度。
The hurricane wreaked havoc on the coastal village.
飓风给这座沿海村庄造成了严重破坏。
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用 wreak havoc 记：发音近 reek，拼写近 wreck，都指造成破坏/严重后果。
语域：formal 常见场景：新闻与正式报道、文学作品、正式演讲或评论 wreak 通常用于正式或书面语境，比较常见于“wreak havoc”（造成严重破坏）、“wreak revenge”（实施报复）等固定搭配；日常口语中较少单独使用。
All six words rhyme with wreak /ri:k/: leak, peak, seek, week, beak, freak. The spellings -eak and -eek both produce the sound /i:k/. The w in wreak is silent. Beware the lookalikes break /breɪk/ and steak /steɪk/, which are spelled with -eak but rhyme with cake /keɪk/; also wreck /rek/ looks similar but has a short e, not /i:k/.
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