shambles

US [ˈʃæmb(ə)lz]
UK ['ʃæmb(ə)lz]
  • n.混乱局面；无序的场面；凌乱不堪；一片狼藉
  • v.“shamble”的第三人称单数
  • Web屠宰场；一团糟；混乱之处

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shambles
n.
1.
混乱局面；无序的场面；凌乱不堪；一片狼藉a situation in which there is a lot of confusion
The press conference was a complete shambles.
记者招待会一片混乱。
What a shambles!
好乱哪！
The government is in a shambles over Europe.
政府在欧洲问题上政策十分混乱。
2.
肮脏（或凌乱）的地方a place which is dirty or untidy
The house was a shambles.
那间屋子凌乱不堪。

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1.
Marie Al-Ani said the IPCC's investigation into her son's death had been "a shambles" that left many unanswered questions.
玛丽·阿尔安尼说，IPCC对她儿子死亡的调查混乱不堪，他们留下了很多没有解答的问题。
mǎ lì · ā ěr ān ní shuō , IPCC duì tā ér zǐ sǐ wáng de diào chá hùn luàn bù kān , tā men liú xià le hěn duō méi yǒu jiě dá de wèn tí 。
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2.
That exercise, led by Treasury demands for spending cuts, was something of a shambles.
由于财政部要求削减开支，这次审议结果一片萧索惨然。
yóu yú cái zhèng bù yāo qiú xuē jiǎn kāi zhī , zhè cì shěn yì jié guǒ yī piàn xiāo suǒ cǎn rán 。
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3.
Washington's own regional trade policy is in something of a shambles.
美国自己的区域贸易政策有些混乱。
měi guó zì jǐ de qū yù mào yì zhèng cè yǒu xiē hùn luàn 。
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4.
the less said the better. an utter shambles and a complete joke this team is becoming. i bet teams cant wait to play us now.
言简意赅。这支球队正完全变成一个笑话，我打赌它接下来准备和我们来上一场。
yán jiǎn yì gāi 。 zhè zhī qiú duì zhèng wán quán biàn chéng yī gè xiào huà , wǒ dǎ dǔ tā jiē xià lái zhǔn bèi hé wǒ men lái shàng yī chǎng 。
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5.
We have just moved into our new house, so we're in a bit of a shambles at the moment.
我们刚迁入新居，所以现在还有点乱。
wǒ men gāng qiān rù xīn jū , suǒ yǐ xiàn zài hái yǒu diǎn luàn 。
aquariusduck.blog.hexun.com
6.
Lastly, the international arrangements that might help sort out some of these disputes are a shambles.
最后，对理清争端或许有所帮助的国际协约现在是一团乱麻。
zuì hòu , duì lǐ qīng zhēng duān huò xǔ yǒu suǒ bāng zhù de guó jì xié yuē xiàn zài shì yì tuán luàn má 。
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7.
It was a shambles that the fire left the building.
这场火灾使这座建筑物留下的是一片废墟。
zhè chǎng huǒ zāi shǐ zhè zuò jiàn zhù wù liú xià de shì yī piàn fèi xū 。
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8.
Bit of a shambles. He snogged his pupils.
有点蹒跚亲吻他的学生
yǒu diǎn pán shān qīn wěn tā de xué shēng
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9.
Her opening gambit in a key electoral contest to determine India's leadership in 2014 coincides with a parliament in shambles.
此举是她在决定2014年印度领导人的关键选举角逐中，走出的开局路数。
cǐ jǔ shì tā zài jué dìng èr líng yī sì nián yìn dù lǐng dǎo rén de guān jiàn xuǎn jǔ jué zhú zhōng , zǒu chū de kāi jú lù shù 。
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10.
The announcement is just the latest sign of a sad and increasingly dire fact: the Postal Service is in shambles.
此通告只不过是一令人悲哀而可怕的事实的又一征兆——美国邮政管理局步履维艰。
cǐ tōng gào zhǐ bú guò shì yī lìng rén bēi āi ér kě pà de shì shí de yòu yī zhēng zhào —— měi guó yóu zhèng guǎn lǐ jú bù lǚ wéi jiān 。
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