shambles
美音:[´ʃæmbəlz
]
英音:[´ʃæmbəlz
]
n.肉店(市),屠宰场,混乱的地方,废墟
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shambles
/'ʃæmblz; `ʃæmblz/
n [sing v] (infml 口) scene of complete disorder; muddle; mess 混乱的场面; 凌乱; 杂乱
*Your room is (in) a shambles. Tidy it up! 你的房间乱七八糟. 把它整理一下吧!
n [sing v] (infml 口) scene of complete disorder; muddle; mess 混乱的场面; 凌乱; 杂乱
*Your room is (in) a shambles. Tidy it up! 你的房间乱七八糟. 把它整理一下吧!
shambles
n
[Date: 1900-2000; Origin: shambles 'place where animals are killed for meat, scene of great killing or destruction' (16-20 centuries), from shamble 'table from which meat is sold, meat market' (14-19 centuries), from Old English scamul 'counter, stool']
be (in) a shamblesinformal
a) if something is a shambles, it is very disorganized and there is a lot of confusion
The meeting was a shambles from start to finish.
The economy is in a complete shambles.
b) if a place is a shambles, it is very untidy
= mess
My house is in an absolute shambles.
[Date: 1900-2000; Origin: shambles 'place where animals are killed for meat, scene of great killing or destruction' (16-20 centuries), from shamble 'table from which meat is sold, meat market' (14-19 centuries), from Old English scamul 'counter, stool']
be (in) a shamblesinformal
a) if something is a shambles, it is very disorganized and there is a lot of confusion
The meeting was a shambles from start to finish.
The economy is in a complete shambles.
b) if a place is a shambles, it is very untidy
= mess
My house is in an absolute shambles.
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