单词	shambles
释义	English American shamblesnoun [ S ] uk/ˈʃæm.bəlz/us/ˈʃæm.bəlz/informal a state of confusion, bad organization, or untidiness, or something that is in this state: After the party, the house was a total/complete shambles. Our economy is in a shambles. The way these files are arranged is the biggest shambles I've ever seen. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Dirt & untidiness a dog's breakfast idiom bloodstain blot clutter contaminant contaminate filthiness fleck grime gunge gunk muck pollutant slovenly slut smear smudge speck speckle stain See more results » shamblesnoun [ U ] us/ˈʃæm·bəlz/ a place or situation that is in a state of confusion or disorder: The morning after the party, the house was a complete shambles. The strike-shortened basketball season was a shambles. Shambles is also a messy or confused state: The candidate claimed that the economy was in (a) shambles.
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