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bedlam

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n.混乱,骚乱情景,<古语>疯人院

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bedlam


/'bedləm; `bɛdləm/
n [U] scene of noisy confusion; uproar 乱哄哄的场面; 喧嚣
*What's happening in that room? It's (like) bedlam in there. 那个房间里怎么了? 乱哄哄的.

bedlam


n[U]
[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: bedlam 'mental hospital' (17-18 centuries), from Bedlam 'Bethlehem' (10-17 centuries); from the Hospital of St. Mary of Bethlehem former London mental hospital]
a situation where there is a lot of noise and confusion
= chaos
 When the bomb exploded, there was bedlam.