The loss of electricity caused chaos throughout the city. When the police arrived, the street was in total chaos. The country had descended into economic chaos.
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ADJECTIVE | VERB + CHAOS | CHAOS + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤absolute, complete, pure, total, utter完全混亂;大亂▸➤general, mass普遍混亂➤controlled, organized控制的/有組織的混亂◇He liked to work in organized chaos.他喜歡在有秩序的混亂中工作。➤ensuing, resulting隨之發生的/因而產生的混亂◇In the ensuing chaos, many works of art were destroyed.在隨之而來的混亂中,許多藝術品被毀。◇I lost my bag in the ensuing chaos.我在隨後的混亂中丟了包。➤administrative, domestic, economic, financial, political, social, traffic管理/國內/經濟/財政/政治/社會/交通混亂VERB + CHAOS➤bring, cause, create, lead to引起/造成/產生/導致混亂◇A serious road accident caused traffic chaos yesterday.昨天一起嚴重的道路事故導致了交通混亂。➤end in, result in以混亂結束;結果是一塌糊塗◇The game ended in chaos.這場比賽以混亂而告終。➤be plunged into, be thrown into陷入混亂▸➤descend into, slide into陷入混亂◇The country is sliding into economic chaos.該國正逐漸陷入經濟混亂狀態。➤face面對混亂▸➤avert, avoid阻止/避免混亂➤control控制混亂CHAOS + VERB➤break out, ensue, erupt突發混亂;混亂繼而發生◇Chaos broke out when the fire started.起火時發生了混亂。➤reign, rule一片混亂◇The government collapsed and chaos reigned.政府垮台,到處一片混亂。➤surround sth混亂籠罩⋯◇the confusion and chaos surrounding the bombing raids在轟炸襲擊周圍出現的混亂PREPOSITION➤in chaos一片混亂◇The airport was in chaos during the strike.罷工期間機場一片混亂。PHRASES➤on the brink of chaos, to the brink of chaos瀕臨無秩序狀態◇We are on the brink of chaos, economically speaking.從經濟上講,我們瀕臨無秩序狀態。◇The country was brought to the brink of chaos.國家到了混亂的邊緣。➤order out of chaos混亂中的秩序◇His brave leadership has created order out of chaos.他無畏的領導使混亂中再現秩序。➤a scene of chaos混亂的場面◇Doctors worked day and night amid scenes of utter chaos.醫生們在極為混亂的現場夜以繼日地工作。➤a state of chaos混亂的狀態