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单词 play havoc with
释义

play havoc with

Completely disrupt: shift work plays havoc with the body clock...
  • Frequently stopping to rest plays havoc with your body's temperature - and leaves you drenched in sweat.
  • Also, try not to skip meals - it plays havoc with your blood sugar levels, your emotions and your metabolism.
  • Manual labour obviously plays havoc with your digestive system.

Synonyms

disturb, disrupt, disorder, disorganize, disarrange, interfere with, upset, unsettle, convulse;
obstruct, impede, hamper;
hold up, delay, retard, slow (down);
throw into confusion, throw into disorder, throw into disarray, cause confusion/turmoil in, derange, turn upside-down, make a mess of;
ruin, wreck, spoil, undo, mar, frustrate, blight, crush, quell, quash, dash, scotch, shatter, devastate, demolish, sabotage
informal mess up, screw up, louse up, foul up, make a hash of, do in, put paid to, put the lid on, put the kibosh on, stymie, queer, nix, banjax, blow a hole in
British informal scupper, dish, throw a spanner in the works of
North American informal throw a monkey wrench in the works of
Australian informal euchre, cruel
See parent entry: havoc
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