学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3222 disarray

 今天我们要学的词是 disarray¹.

 

disarray 的意思是杂乱无章，特别指原计划被打乱。

 

British Prime Minister Theresa May delayed a critical parliamentary vote on her government's Brexit bill, throwing her plans for the U.K.'s exit from the European Union into disarray. 英国首相特蕾莎·梅推迟英国议会对脱欧法案的关键投票，使得她推动的英国推出欧盟的计划陷入混乱。

 

Italy's efforts to host a summit on stabilizing² Libya is in disarray as organizers failed to confirm whether representatives of the main factions³ were attending. 由于无法确认利比亚各主要政治派系的代表是否参加，意大利为稳定利比亚局势而组织峰会的努力陷入混乱。

1 disarray   

n.混乱，紊乱，凌乱

参考例句：

• His personal life fell into disarray when his wife left him.妻子离去后，他的个人生活一片混乱。
• Our plans were thrown into disarray by the rail strike.铁路罢工打乱了我们的计划。

2 stabilizing   

n.稳定化处理[退火]v.（使）稳定， （使）稳固( stabilize的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The disulfide bridges might then be viewed primarily as stabilizing components. 二硫桥可以被看作是初级的稳定因素。 来自辞典例句
• These stabilizing design changes are usually not desirable for steady-state operation. 这些增加稳定性的设计改变通常不太符合稳态工作的要求。 来自辞典例句

3 factions   

组织中的小派别，派系( faction的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The gens also lives on in the "factions." 氏族此外还继续存在于“factions〔“帮”〕中。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源
• rival factions within the administration 政府中的对立派别