chaos

noun

1. 混乱；杂乱；紊乱
   a state of complete confusion and lack of order
   1. economic/political/domestic chaos
      经济 / 政治 / 国内的混乱
   2. Heavy snow has caused total chaos on the roads.
      大雪导致道路上交通一片混乱。
   3. The house was in chaos after the party.
      聚会后，房子里一片狼藉。

1. N-UNCOUNT 混乱;乱糟糟
   Chaos is a state of complete disorder and confusion.
   1. The world's first transatlantic balloon race ended in chaos last night...
      昨晚世界第一届跨大西洋热气球比赛在一片混乱中收场。
   2. It is impossible to establish democracy amid economic chaos.
      经济秩序混乱不堪，是不可能建立民主的。

1. Many editorials express their anxieties about the economic chaos in the country.
   许多社论对该国经济的混乱状况表示忧虑。
2. Union officials made no apologies for the threatened chaos.
   工会干部们对于迫在眉睫的混乱局面不予道歉。
3. The Russian leader threw the carefully arranged welcome into chaos.
   这位俄罗斯领导人将这场精心安排的欢迎会搞成了一场闹剧。
4. He avers that chaos will erupt if he loses
   他断言，如果他失败将会爆发动乱。
5. A thin veneer of law and order barely keeps the seething, bubbling cauldron of chaos and anarchy in check.
   表面上的几条法令基本控制不住无政府混乱局面的湍流涌动。
6. The world's first transatlantic balloon race ended in chaos last night
   昨晚世界第一届跨大西洋热气球比赛在一片混乱中收场。
7. It is impossible to establish democracy amid economic chaos.
   经济秩序混乱不堪，是不可能建立民主的。
8. He was ultimately overthrown and the country descended into chaos.
   他最终被推翻，整个国家则陷入了混乱。
9. The only lasting solution lies in a political settlement. Without it, their descent into chaos will be guaranteed.
   唯一的长久之计是通过政治手段解决。否则，他们势必会陷入一片混乱。
10. That's a sure recipe for destroying the economy and creating chaos
    那样做肯定会破坏经济、制造混乱。
11. Amid the chaos, he had lofty aims.
    尽管身处混乱之中，他却怀有崇高的目标。
12. The chaos may have contributed to the deaths of up to 20 people
    混乱可能导致多达20人丧生。
13. The running of Welsh rugby was left in chaos yesterday after a vote of no confidence in the game's overlords.
    昨天，在对威尔士橄榄球界几位巨头投了不信任票后，该运动的管理陷入一片混乱。
14. I think it's going to cause chaos personally but never mind.
    我个人认为它会引起混乱，但是没关系。
15. The government's political and economic reforms threaten to plunge the country into chaos
    政府的政治和经济改革可能会使国家陷入混乱局面。
16. The nation was urged to pull together to avoid a slide into complete chaos
    对全国上下发出了呼吁，要求大家团结一致，避免陷入完全混乱的局面。
17. Both quantum mechanics and chaos theory suggest a world constantly in flux.
    量子力学和混沌理论都表明世界永远处于不断变化中。
18. Whatever troubles arise, we'll have peace of mind amidst seeming chaos.
    无论出现什么样的麻烦，我们都会在貌似混乱的情形中保持平和的心态。
19. Bulgaria's economy has sunk into chaos.
    保加利亚的经济已陷入了混乱。
20. He needs them to stop the country sliding into chaos.
    他需要他们来防止这个国家陷入混乱。
21. We're in a state of complete chaos here and I need a little time to sort myself out.
    我们这里正乱作一团，我需要一点时间来理清头绪。
22. It wouldn't surprise me if there was such chaos after this election that another had to be held
    如果你告诉我这次大选后局面会出现混乱，以致不得不重新举行选举，我一点也不会惊讶。
23. The collapse of the government left the country in chaos.
    政府的垮台使国家陷入一片混乱。
24. The typhoon left chaos behind it.
    台风后一片混乱。
25. After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.
    停电后，城市一片混乱。
26. That is the age of political chaos.
    那是个政治上呈纷乱状态的时代。
27. As soon as the teacher left the classroom fell into chaos.
    老师刚走，教室里就乱营了。
28. How can you sort out the order from the chaos?
    如何才能从混沌世界中理出头绪来呢？
29. After the overthrow of the government, the country was in chaos.
    政府被推翻后，这个国家处于混乱中。
30. Chaos in the country is likely to develop into civil war.
    该国的乱局可能演变成内战。

  disorder chaos confusion disarray mess【导航词义：混乱】

  disorder n. 混乱，杂乱

〔辨析〕指杂乱无章、混乱无序的状态。

  chaos n. 混乱，紊乱

〔辨析〕指一切事物均无组织无秩序的大混乱状态。

  confusion n. 骚乱，混乱

〔辨析〕通常指嘈杂纷乱、令人难以理解或控制的局面。

  disarray n. 〈正式〉混乱，凌乱

〔辨析〕指无组织的混乱状态。

  mess n. 脏乱，凌乱

〔辨析〕指某个地方又脏又乱的状态。

noun

1. (physics) a dynamical system that is extremely sensitive to its initial conditions

2. the formless and disordered state of matter before the creation of the cosmos

3. a state of extreme confusion and disorder

   Synonym:    pandemoniumbedlamtopsy-turvydomtopsy-turvyness