形 in a mess，confused，in a turmoil，disturbed；名 chaos，riot，promiscuous sexual behaviour，promiscuity；动 （使混乱； 使紊乱） confuse，jumble，mix up；副 （任意； 随便） arbitr

[例句] 门厅里到处乱扔着玩具和雨靴。 The entrance hall is littered with toys and wellington boots.

[例句] 他的头发又长又乱，脸上胡子拉碴。 He had long unkempt hair and a stubbly chin.

mixed and disorderly，in a jumble，in a muddle，disorder，clutter ；

[例句] 一阵杂乱的说话声把她惊醒了。 The sound of many voices awoke her with a start.

[例句] 海岸线上堆着一大堆杂乱的巨石。 The shoreline was made up of a jumble of huge boulders.

muddledness，pêle-mêle tumble，chaos，confusion，babelism；

[例句] 历史和轶闻的分界向来是模糊而混乱的。 The boundaries between history and storytelling are always being blurred and muddled.

[例句] 法官的结案陈词在法庭上引起一片混乱。 There was pandemonium in court as the judge gave his summing-up.

harass，disturb，create confusion，cause havoc with，disarrange ；

[例句] 四名男子被判扰乱治安罪名成立。 Four men were found guilty of breach of the peace.

[例句] 地方法官宣判林先生扰乱治安罪名不成立。 Mr Ling was acquitted of disorderly behaviour by magistrates.

disorder，chaos，confusion，derangement，foul-up ；

[例句] 某些化学成分失衡会道致大脑功能的紊乱. An imbalance in certain chemicals leads to disturbances in the brain's function.

[例句] 据报告,厌食症和其他饮食方面的功能紊乱发生率正在不断增长. Reports of anorexia and other eating disorders are on the increase.

numerous and disorderly，helter-skelter，chaotic，deray，imbroglio ；

[例句] 那是布鲁塞尔国际贸易谈判中纷乱的一天。 It's been a tumultuous day at the international trade negotiations in Brussels.

[例句] 随着最后期限的临近，她开始心绪纷乱，不知所措。 As the deadline approached she experienced a bewildering array of emotions.

in disorder，in confusion，deranged ；

[例句] 家族遗传的精神错乱困扰着他。 The insanity which ran in his family haunted him.

[例句] 他已精神错乱，谁都不认得了。 He became delirious and couldn't recognize people.

（骚动变乱） turmoil，disturbance，upheaval，unrest，convulsion ；

[例句] 真正的危险是该国东部地区的民众动乱。 The real danger is civil unrest in the east of the country.

[例句] 更加危险的动乱区在首都之外。 The more serious flashpoints are outside the capital.

all over the shop [place，show]，in disorder，in a mess ；

[例句] 房屋零乱地散布于乡间. Houses straggled across the countryside.

[例句] 他的书零乱地散置着. His books are all over the place.

（存心跟人找麻烦； 扰乱） make trouble，create a disturbance，put sand in the wheels，rock the boat ；

[例句] 玛格丽特总是调皮捣乱，而且一意孤行。 Margaret was always mischievous and set on her own individual course.

[例句] 很抱歉,我的儿子昨天在你家里捣乱. I'm sorry my boy was acting up in your house yesterday.

[医]cholera，[中医]acute gastroenteritis ；

[例句] 霍乱即将暴发。 Conditions were ripe for an outbreak of cholera.

[例句] 霍乱是一种细菌感染。 Cholera is a bacterial infection.

be in a rush and a muddle，tackle a job in a hasty and disorderly manner，ado，fooster，fuss ；

[例句] 这个周末忙乱得一塌糊涂。 It was a hectic disorganized weekend.

[例句] 找地方停车照例又是一番忙乱。 There was the usual faff of finding somewhere to park the car.

debunching，all over the place，lie scattered ；

[例句] 她的头发打了开来，散乱地披在肩上。 Her hair had loosened and was tangled around her shoulders.

[例句] 她那长长的金发散乱而打缕。 Her long fair hair was knotted and straggly.

in disorder，in a mess，untidy，messy ；

[例句] 维多利亚式房屋屋顶高耸，房间布局凌乱，因此可能会显得较为阴冷。 Victorian houses can seem cold with their lofty ceilings and rambling rooms.

[例句] 她走上前拥抱他并轻抚他凌乱的白发。 She walked forward and embraced him and stroked his tousled white hair.

riot，rebellion，revolt，commotion ；

[例句] 以前曾发生过暴乱，现在局势不太稳定。 There have been riots before and the situation is volatile.

[例句] 12名犯人在一场监狱暴乱中被杀害。 Twelve inmates have been killed during a riot at the prison.

hurry and confusion，alarmed and bewilered，flurried，fluster ；

[例句] 在慌乱中她记不清哪个是格兰杰先生的船舱. In her panic she couldn't remember which was Mr Grainger's cabin.

[例句] 汽车喇叭的叫声使男孩感到慌乱. The honking of horns flustered the boy.

disturbance，riot，chaos，make trouble，dust ；

[例句] 有关街头骚乱的消息迅速传播开来。 Word has been spreading fast of the incidents on the streets.

[例句] 欧内斯特·布朗住在离骚乱发生处几个街区远的地方。 Ernest Brown lives about a dozen blocks from where the riots began.

confuse，befuddle，throw into disorder，mess up，disarrange ；

[例句] 日期完全搅乱了。 There has been a mix-up over the dates.

[例句] 这个意外事件搅乱了我的阵脚. This accident upset our plans and threw us into confusion.

confuse，muddle，mess up，mess，play the mischief with ；

[例句] 别把我理好的牌搞乱了. Don't play the mischief with the cards I have arranged.

[例句] 大暴风雪搞乱了火车时刻表. The train schedule was disorganised by heavy snow - storms.

disorganize，throw into confusion，upset ；

[例句] 忽视疲劳感会打乱我们的生物钟。 Ignoring feelings of tiredness knocks our body clocks out of kilter.

[例句] 天气打乱了航空公司的航班安排。 The weather played havoc with airline schedules.