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shambles
noun[ S ]
informaluk /ˈʃæm.bəlz/ us /ˈʃæm.bəlz/
a state of confusion, bad organization, or untidiness, or something that is in this state: 混乱，凌乱，杂乱;混乱（或凌乱、杂乱）之物
After the party, the house was atotal/complete shambles.聚会过后，整幢房子一片狼藉。
Our economy is in a shambles.我们的经济一团糟。
The way these files are arranged is the biggest shambles I've ever seen.这是我见过的弄得最乱的档案。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Dirt & untidiness
bloodstain
clutter
contaminant
contamination
crud
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grunge
gunge
gunk
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polluter
recontamination
scrappiness
scruff
slime
slob
slovenliness
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shambles | American Dictionary
shambles
noun[ U ]
us/ˈʃæm·bəlz/
a place or situation that is in a state of confusion or disorder:
The morning after the party, the house was a complete shambles.
The strike-shortened basketball season was a shambles.
Shambles is also a messy or confused state:
The candidate claimed that the economy was in (a) shambles.
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