vt. 造成(混乱或破坏);实施(报复);
📝 例句
wreak havoc.
带来灾难
wreak havoc on...= play havoc with...= make havoc of...
大肆破坏 [摧毁] …,使…遭受惨重的灾害
He wanted to wreak something dark and unspeakable in him into cold stone.
他恨不得把自己内心里一些暧昧而数说不清的情绪用冰冷的石雕造成型。
To wreak destruction.
产生毁灭
They have wreaked dreadful havoc among the wildlife by shooting and trapping.
他们射杀和诱捕野生动物,造成了严重的破坏。
🌱 联想助记
【记】wreck-失事,wreak-发泄(怒火):因为失事所以发泄(怒火)
📖 牛津释义
wreak
v (fml 文)
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (on sb) carry out (revenge or vengeance) on sb; inflict sth 向某人报(仇); 使(某人)遭受(打击、 惩罚等)
wreak vengeance on one's enemy 向仇人报仇
wreak one's fury on sb 对某人发脾气.
2 (idm 习语) play/wreak havoc with sth => havoc.
🔁 扩展释义
*[ri:k]vt. 发泄(怒火), 报仇【法】 报仇, 报复, 施相关词组: wreak one's anger on
📖 同为「GMAT」词汇
ongoing
adj. 不间断的,进行的;前进的;
n. 前进,发展;行为,举止;
overt
adj. 明显的;公然的;公开的;阳;
animate
vt. 使有生气;驱动;使栩栩如生地动作;赋予…以生命;
adj. 有生命的;活的;有生气的;生气勃勃的;
quarantine
n. 检疫期,隔离期;检疫所,隔离所;四十天的时间;
vt. 对…进行检疫;隔离;
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🗣️ 情景例句
You'll be on air in two minutes.
两分钟以后你会上电视。
But neither psychiatric interviews nor objective tests were able to show any effects upon these American sailors.
但是,不管是进行精神病学的调查访问,还是进行客观的测试,都不能显示噪音对这些美国水兵有任何影响。
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