pandemonium

英 [ˌpændəˈməʊniəm]

美 [ˌpændəˈmoʊniəm]

n.  骚动; 群情沸腾

GRE

BNC.20097 / COCA.21228

牛津词典

noun

• 骚动；群情沸腾
  a situation in which there is a lot of noise, activity and confusion, especially because people are feeling angry or frightened
  1. Pandemonium broke out when the news was announced.
     这消息一宣布，立即乱成一片。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 喧闹；嘈杂；混乱
  If there ispandemoniumin a place, the people there are behaving in a very noisy and uncontrolled way.
  1. There was pandemonium in court as the judge gave his summing up...
     法官做总结时，法庭里一片混乱。
  2. Pandemonium broke out as they ran into the street shouting.
     他们叫嚷着冲到大街上，大街上顿时乱作一团。

英英释义

noun

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

双语例句

• And despite the pandemonium, the avid shopper had taken his time to browse the shops.
  不管有多混乱，这位狂热的购物者总会从容不迫地去购物。
• The pandemonium above has ceased almost as suddenly as it arose, passed like a fierce gust of wind; but they know that in the passing it has determined their fate.
  头顶上的喧嚣声戛然停止了，像初起时一样来得突然，像一阵狂风吹过似的；但他们知道，狂风过处，已经决定了他们的命运。
• Heh*, what happened lead to the so unity country became so pandemonium?
  呵呵，是什么让这个团结的国家变得这样灰暗？
• There was pandemonium as fans raced onto the field at the end of the match.
  比赛结束时球迷们冲向赛场，场上一片混乱。
• Pandemonium reigned in the classroom until the teacher arrived.
  教师来到之前教室里乱哄哄的。
• The dollar: Boom! And then pandemonium in the street.
  美元：咚！然后是混乱的街道。
• The fumes began seeping through the trains and stations, and pandemonium ensued.
  毒气随即开始弥漫整个车厢，车站，马上引起了一场大混乱。
• Pandemonium reigned in the hall as the unbelievable election results were read out.
  当难以置信的竞选结果宣读后，大厅里一派混乱。
• Do you know what it's like out there on our streets? Pandemonium!
  你知道要是现在出去站在大街上会怎么样吗？
• When the tone finally came through, there was pandemonium in the mission control room. The rally began in an uproar.
  乐曲终于响起，控制室内一片沸腾。大会在一片喧腾声中开始了。