| 单词 | disarray |
| 释义 | disarray (once / 5869 pages) nv If something is confused or disorganized, use the noun disarray, like the disarray that follows your little brother everywhere he goes because he spills everything and never puts away his toys. Combine the prefix dis-, meaning “lack of,” with array, which derives from the Old French word areer ("to put in order"), and... you’ve got a mess on your hands — or a lack of order. That's disarray. Whether it’s your plans, your kitchen, your workplace, or your hair, the noun disarray can be used to describe anything that is characterized by disorder, untidiness, or confusion. WORD FAMILYdisarray: disarrayed, disarraying USAGE EXAMPLESThe battalion’s hockey accounts were not the only ones in disarray. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) It ended in a criminal complaint and several salt-in-the-wound news stories about a party in disarray. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) Park Geun-hye’s impeachment Friday formalizes Seoul’s state of political disarray. Wall Street Journal(Dec 11, 2016) 1n untidiness (especially of clothing and appearance) Syn|Hyper disorderliness messiness, untidiness the trait of being untidy and messy 2n a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior Syn|Hypo|Hyper confusedness, confusion, mental confusion, muddiness disorientation confusion (usually transient) about where you are and how to proceed; uncertainty as to direction distractionmental turmoil daze, fog, hazeconfusion characterized by lack of clarity half-cockconfusion resulting from lack of preparation jamais vuthe experience of being unfamiliar with a person or situation that is actually very familiar; associated with certain types of epilepsy bafflement, befuddlement, bemusement, bewilderment, mystification, obfuscation, puzzlementconfusion resulting from failure to understand perplexitytrouble or confusion resulting from complexity culture shocka condition of disorientation affecting someone who is suddenly exposed to an unfamiliar culture or way of life or set of attitudes closed book, enigma, mystery, secretsomething that baffles understanding and cannot be explained maze, snarl, tanglesomething jumbled or confused dilemma, quandarystate of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options cognitive state, state of mind the state of a person's cognitive processes 3v bring disorder to Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper disorder order bring order to or into mess, mess up make a mess of or create disorder in derange, perturb, throw out of kilterthrow into great confusion or disorder disarrangedisturb the arrangement of jumble, scramble, throw togetherbring into random order randomise, randomizearrange in random order tumblethrow together in a confused mass alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation |
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