学个词Learn a Word 第283期 Chaos

今天我们要学的词是chaos¹。 Chaos, 是混乱的意思。大雪过后，路上一片狼藉，"Heavy snow caused chaos on the roads" 新年派对让家里变得杂乱不堪， "The house was in total chaos after the New Year's party." 政变让国家陷入了混乱，"The country was thrown into chaos by the coup²."

目前，亚太经合组织会议正在悉尼举行，"Tight security measures caused commuter³ chaos in part of the city," 严密的安全防范措施使悉尼的部分市区出现了交通混乱。好的，今天我们学习的词是chaos...

 

1 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

2 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

3 commuter   

n.(尤指市郊之间)乘公交车辆上下班者

参考例句：

• Police cordoned off the road and diverted commuter traffic. 警察封锁了道路并分流交通。
• She accidentally stepped on his foot on a crowded commuter train. 她在拥挤的通勤列车上不小心踩到了他的脚。