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单词 disarray
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Definition of disarray in English:

disarray

noun dɪsəˈreɪˌdɪsəˈreɪ
mass noun
  • A state of disorganization or untidiness.

    her grey hair was in disarray
    his plans have been thrown into disarray
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Celtic were a club in utter disarray before O'Neill arrived in Parkhead in 2000.
    • The election results and the general disarray showed that Blair continues to be very vulnerable.
    • And that in turn implies a general disarray in the Brown chancellorship.
    • The association soon fell into disarray due mainly to the petty in fighting among the less advanced worlds.
    • A new documentary offers a fascinating glimpse inside a Dean campaign in disarray at a critical moment.
    • The department had been in a state of financial disarray for at least four years, and possibly longer.
    • Another handicap was the financial disarray that began to beset Germany.
    • The room was in general disarray with rubbish strewn all over the floor.
    • But when it comes to postwar Iraq it seems to be in complete disarray.
    • The police force is in total disarray, desperately in need of reorganization.
    • She must've looked a mess, cheeks flushed and hair in disarray.
    • After much gnashing of teeth, people thought our game was in complete disarray.
    • We compare that achievement to the National Party, which is in total and utter disarray.
    • More books, tumbling off the shelves now, landing about the room in utter disarray.
    • Furniture and papers were all jumbled together in disarray.
    • But if the Labour Party thinks the Tories' disarray is long-lasting, they are deluded.
    • All of this was taking place against a background of financial disarray for most of the clubs.
    • But the leadership and the entire organization is in total disarray at the moment.
    • Steve loomed over her, his face puffed with exertion and his beard tangled and in disarray.
    • Our residence in Baker Street had the reputation of being cluttered and in disarray, so perhaps he thought this was its normal appearance.
    Synonyms
    disorder, confusion, chaos
    untidiness, dishevelment
    mess, muddle, clutter, jumble, mix-up, tangle, hotchpotch, shambles
    British informal omnishambles
    disorganization, lack of order, discomposure, disunity
    indiscipline, unruliness
verb dɪsəˈreɪˌdɪsəˈreɪ
[with object]
  • 1Throw into a state of disorganization or untidiness.

    the inspection disarrayed the usual schedule
    Example sentencesExamples
    • His boot were high up to his knees and his cloak hung disarrayed behind him.
    • What we have here are certain individuals intent on disarraying the public gravitas of things.
    • His blonde hair was disarrayed and his spectacles hung off his nose.
    • He is dressed in a formal black suit, that is rather disarrayed.
    • She looked gorgeous even now, her auburn hair slightly disarrayed around her face, less makeup on than normal.
    • He pushed her chair in and kissed the top of her tangled and disarrayed hair.
    • Her dark hair was disarrayed in all directions about her head, and her icy blue eyes leered up at me from beneath a veil of hair.
    • His caramel-colored hair was not styled today, making him appear slightly disarrayed and lending him a debonair, slightly rugged quality.
    • She ran a hand through her frizzy, disarrayed mane, a grin slowly appearing on her lips.
    • Heath walked in leisurely, his lips were swollen and his clothes slightly disarrayed.
    • K. is farther away from the water, and in the distance I can see the disarrayed sand from the first scene, near the water.
    • On her way over she sees Kyle's form, lying disarrayed on his ‘bed’.
    • Was she smiling like a Cheshire cat and counting her money or was she disheveled, upset, crying, disarrayed?
    • He was disarrayed, confused, lost, and on the brink of an utter mental breakdown.
    • I still do not think Newman correct in the way he sets up Anglicanism, liberalism, and atheism as falling dominoes, but I have come to think that the Episcopal Church is disastrously disordered and disarrayed.
    • This made her seem disarrayed, as though she's spent the last hour or so lying in a haystack.
    • Turning to look into the mirror, she saw her hair horribly disarrayed.
    • He studied the uncontrolled panic on his pale, hawk-nosed face and caught a glimpse of his disarrayed dark hair as he sped towards himself.
    • I know I might've looked a little unnerving, with my messy ponytail, slightly flushed cheeks from jogging and somewhat disarrayed clothes, but I was told I had a really friendly face!
    Synonyms
    disarrange, make untidy, bring/throw into disarray, bring/throw into disorder, disorganize, throw into a state of disorganization, turn upside-down, unsettle
    dishevel, tousle, rumple
  • 2literary Undress (someone)

    attendant damsels to help to disarray her
    Synonyms
    take someone's clothes off, strip, unclothe, disrobe

Origin

Late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French dissairay.

 
 

Definition of disarray in US English:

disarray

nounˌdisəˈrāˌdɪsəˈreɪ
  • A state of disorganization or untidiness.

    her gray hair was in disarray
    his plans have been thrown into disarray
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But the leadership and the entire organization is in total disarray at the moment.
    • A new documentary offers a fascinating glimpse inside a Dean campaign in disarray at a critical moment.
    • More books, tumbling off the shelves now, landing about the room in utter disarray.
    • Furniture and papers were all jumbled together in disarray.
    • Steve loomed over her, his face puffed with exertion and his beard tangled and in disarray.
    • But if the Labour Party thinks the Tories' disarray is long-lasting, they are deluded.
    • Another handicap was the financial disarray that began to beset Germany.
    • The police force is in total disarray, desperately in need of reorganization.
    • She must've looked a mess, cheeks flushed and hair in disarray.
    • All of this was taking place against a background of financial disarray for most of the clubs.
    • Our residence in Baker Street had the reputation of being cluttered and in disarray, so perhaps he thought this was its normal appearance.
    • Celtic were a club in utter disarray before O'Neill arrived in Parkhead in 2000.
    • And that in turn implies a general disarray in the Brown chancellorship.
    • After much gnashing of teeth, people thought our game was in complete disarray.
    • The association soon fell into disarray due mainly to the petty in fighting among the less advanced worlds.
    • The election results and the general disarray showed that Blair continues to be very vulnerable.
    • But when it comes to postwar Iraq it seems to be in complete disarray.
    • We compare that achievement to the National Party, which is in total and utter disarray.
    • The department had been in a state of financial disarray for at least four years, and possibly longer.
    • The room was in general disarray with rubbish strewn all over the floor.
    Synonyms
    disorder, confusion, chaos
    disorganization, lack of order, discomposure, disunity
verbˌdisəˈrāˌdɪsəˈreɪ
[with object]
  • 1Throw (someone or something) into a state of disorganization or untidiness.

    the inspection disarrayed the usual schedule
    Example sentencesExamples
    • His caramel-colored hair was not styled today, making him appear slightly disarrayed and lending him a debonair, slightly rugged quality.
    • He was disarrayed, confused, lost, and on the brink of an utter mental breakdown.
    • His boot were high up to his knees and his cloak hung disarrayed behind him.
    • He is dressed in a formal black suit, that is rather disarrayed.
    • Turning to look into the mirror, she saw her hair horribly disarrayed.
    • I know I might've looked a little unnerving, with my messy ponytail, slightly flushed cheeks from jogging and somewhat disarrayed clothes, but I was told I had a really friendly face!
    • I still do not think Newman correct in the way he sets up Anglicanism, liberalism, and atheism as falling dominoes, but I have come to think that the Episcopal Church is disastrously disordered and disarrayed.
    • She ran a hand through her frizzy, disarrayed mane, a grin slowly appearing on her lips.
    • He studied the uncontrolled panic on his pale, hawk-nosed face and caught a glimpse of his disarrayed dark hair as he sped towards himself.
    • She looked gorgeous even now, her auburn hair slightly disarrayed around her face, less makeup on than normal.
    • K. is farther away from the water, and in the distance I can see the disarrayed sand from the first scene, near the water.
    • What we have here are certain individuals intent on disarraying the public gravitas of things.
    • He pushed her chair in and kissed the top of her tangled and disarrayed hair.
    • Her dark hair was disarrayed in all directions about her head, and her icy blue eyes leered up at me from beneath a veil of hair.
    • On her way over she sees Kyle's form, lying disarrayed on his ‘bed’.
    • This made her seem disarrayed, as though she's spent the last hour or so lying in a haystack.
    • Heath walked in leisurely, his lips were swollen and his clothes slightly disarrayed.
    • Was she smiling like a Cheshire cat and counting her money or was she disheveled, upset, crying, disarrayed?
    • His blonde hair was disarrayed and his spectacles hung off his nose.
    Synonyms
    disarrange, make untidy, bring into disarray, throw into disarray, bring into disorder, throw into disorder, disorganize, throw into a state of disorganization, turn upside-down, unsettle
  • 2literary Strip (someone) of clothing.

    attendant damsels to help to disarray her
    Synonyms
    take someone's clothes off, strip, unclothe, disrobe

Origin

Late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French dissairay.

 
 
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