disarray

• n. 無秩序；雜亂；衣冠不整
• vt. 使混亂；弄亂；使脫去衣服

dis-, 不，非，使相反。array, 安排，布置。引申義使紊亂。

disarray (v.)

late 14c.; see dis- "lack of" + array. Perhaps formed on the analogy of Old French desareer.

disarray (n.)

early 15c., "disorder, confusion;" see disarray (v.).

1. Widespread political and economic disarray threatens to make the constitution meaningless.

四處蔓延的政治和經(jīng)濟(jì)混亂可能會使憲法變得可有可無。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Washington has been abuzz with stories about disarray inside the White House.

整個華盛頓都對白宮內(nèi)發(fā)生的混亂議論紛紛。

來自柯林斯例句

3. The peace talks broke up in disarray .

和談在混亂中破裂了。

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

4. His personal life fell into disarray when his wife left him.

妻子離去后,他的個人生活一片混亂.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. Our plans were thrown into disarray by the rail strike.

鐵路罷工打亂了我們的計(jì)劃.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》