mayhem基本解释
n.有意的破坏或暴行；[法]重伤罪；故意的伤害罪
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mayhem的解释
noun
1. violent and needless disturbance
Synonym: havoc
2. the willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of another person
1. 纷乱;混乱;骚乱
You use mayhem to refer to a situation that is not controlled or ordered, when people are behaving in a disorganized, confused, and often violent way.
e.g. Their arrival caused mayhem as crowds of refugees rushed towards them.
他们到达后大批难民一拥而上，引起一片混乱。
e.g. ...the economic mayhem that this country's going through now.
这个国家正在经历的经济混乱
1. 伤害罪：从前的杀害与烧毁房屋变成了关于暴力伤害罪(mayhem)与纵火罪(arson)的控诉. 扰乱治安伤害(depaceetplagis)之诉与暴力伤害之诉变成了(或者在实质上已经是)仍然为律师们所熟悉的侵害行为之诉(theactionoftrespass).
2. 伤残：manual strangulation 扼死 | mayhem 伤残 | mechanical injury 机械性损伤 以机械性暴力所致的损伤.
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3. 大混乱：break down 发生故障,停运 | mayhem 大混乱 | gritter 铺砂机
The ability to work at his desk in the middle of domestic mayhem.
出自：H. CarpenterIt was mayhem on the motorway, which was blocked off to allow emergency services to reach the scene.
出自：Daily Express
