bedlam

英 [ˈbedləm]

美 [ˈbedləm]

n.  混乱嘈杂的场面; 喧闹

GRE医学

BNC.32817 / COCA.25417

牛津词典

noun

• 混乱嘈杂的场面；喧闹
  a scene full of noise and confusion
  1. It was bedlam at our house on the morning of the wedding.
     婚礼的那天早上，我们家闹哄哄的。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 混乱；喧闹；嘈杂
  Bedlammeans a great deal of noise and disorder. People often say 'It was bedlam' to mean 'There was bedlam'.
  1. The crowd went absolutely mad. It was bedlam...
     人们彻底疯了。乱成了一团。
  2. He is causing bedlam at the hotel.
     他正搅得旅馆鸡犬不宁。

英英释义

noun

• a state of extreme confusion and disorder
  Synonym:chaospandemoniumtopsy-turvydomtopsy-turvyness

双语例句

• M: Operation Bedlam is DEAD! Do you understand, 007?
  疯人院行动已经结束！你明白吗，007？
• But while visitors to Hong Kong zip through an increasingly automated immigration process, the Macau ferry terminal is a scene of shameful bedlam.
  比如，香港入境手续日益自动化，来港游客可以快速出入海关；相比之下，澳门客运码头的混乱真是有点惨不忍睹。
• The Guru doesn't want people to use her Ashram as an escape from whatever bedlam they may have created in their real lives; this will not benefit anyone.
  导师不希望有人利用她的道场当做某种逃避真实生活的手段；这对任何人皆无益处。
• Earlier, Jackson's appearance outside the Earl's Court Arena in west London inspired glee and bedlam among hundreds of fans, who scrambled for photos and reached out to touch his gloved hand.
  当他出现在颁奖典礼举办地伦敦西部的伯爵宫外时，在场的几百个歌迷陷入一阵“混乱”，他们抢着给杰克逊拍照，还伸出手来争着和他“握”手。
• He is causing bedlam at the hotel.
  他正搅得旅馆鸡犬不宁。
• But now he was bedridden in bedlam because he was be-fooled to eat beeswax and beetles.
  但现在，他却在精神病院卧床不起，因为他被人愚弄而吃了蜂蜡和甲虫。
• He was sent to the bedlam for treatment.
  他被送入疯人院治疗。
• That lies in the house of Bedlam.
  那个躺在疯人院里的人。
• When the teacher left the room, complete bedlam broke out.
  老师离开后，教室里闹翻了天。
• Hat tip to bernanke-sponsored bedlam with a big assist from our central-planning fed overlords.
  表面看是伯南克引发了这场大震荡，掌握中央计划集权的美联储各大佬也是重要的帮凶。