Word · Frequency #13981
wreaks
造成；引起
wreaks is the third person singular of wreak.
核心释义
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
用法In use
The storm wreaked havoc on the small fishing village, destroying many boats.
用法提示：wreak作及物动词，与havoc搭配，表示“造成（破坏）”。
My lost wallet is wreaking havoc on my week; I have to replace all my cards.
用法提示：wreaking是wreak的现在分词，与havoc搭配，表示“带来、引起（麻烦）”。
Heavy fog often wreaks havoc with flight schedules at this airport.
用法提示：wreaks是wreak的一般现在时第三人称单数，与havoc搭配，表示“造成（混乱）”。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
用 wreak havoc 记：发音近 reek，拼写近 wreck，都指造成破坏/严重后果。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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/.
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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