Word · Frequency #13981
wreaks
造成；引起
wreaks is the third person singular of wreak.
to cause something bad to happen or occur as a consequence
- 1.
To cause harm; to afflict; to inflict; to harm or injure; to let out harm.
发泄(怒火)；报仇；[法] 报仇；报复；施
In use
The storm wreaked havoc on the small fishing village, destroying many boats.
My lost wallet is wreaking havoc on my week; I have to replace all my cards.
Heavy fog often wreaks havoc with flight schedules at this airport.
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。
wreak sth on/upon sb/sth
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。
Verb forms
base wreak · third person wreaks · -ing wreaking · past wreaked · past participle wreaked
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）。
Common mistakes
The storm wreaked on the coastal town.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。
The flood wrecked havoc on the crops.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。
Connections
Collocations
- wreak havoc
- 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。
- wreak destruction
- 造成破坏
- The earthquake wreaked destruction across the entire region.地震给整个地区造成了破坏。
- wreak vengeance
- 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。
- wreak damage
- 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。
- wreak mayhem
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
用 wreak havoc 记：发音近 reek，拼写近 wreck，都指造成破坏/严重后果。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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/.
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.