disarray
/ˌdɪsəˈreɪ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌdɪsəˈreɪ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌdis-ə-ˈrā/ (ame, mw)
disarray — 名詞
1. a condition where plans, groups, or places are messy or poorly arranged, so they
混亂；凌亂
失去條理或整潔的狀態
a condition where plans, groups, or places are messy or poorly arranged, so they become confused and hard to manage
By noon, the office was in disarray after two managers resigned.
到了中午，兩名經理辭職後，辦公室已經一片混亂。
phrase: in disarray
Layla stared at the kitchen in disarray after the children baked cupcakes alone.
孩子們自己烤完杯子蛋糕後，Layla 看著凌亂的廚房發愣。
physical untidiness in a room
The sudden strike left train services in disarray across northern Italy.
突如其來的罷工使義大利北部的火車服務陷入混亂。
Christopher found his notes in disarray when the fan blew papers off the desk.
風把紙張從桌上吹落後，Christopher 發現自己的筆記亂成一團。
- order
a condition where things are arranged properly and work as they should
- organization
emphasizes planned structure and clear arrangement
- tidiness
focuses on things being neat and not scattered around
文法句型
in disarray
fall into disarray
leave/find + [noun] + in disarray
用法筆記
Most often used in the phrase 'in disarray' after verbs such as 'be', 'leave', or 'find'. It can describe both messy physical spaces and confused plans or systems.
常見錯誤
disarray — 動詞
- disarraypresent simple I / you / we / they
- disarrays3rd person singular
- disarraying-ing form
- disarrayedpast simple
1. to throw a group, plan, or system out of order so that it becomes confused and h
打亂
使計畫或秩序變亂
to throw a group, plan, or system out of order so that it becomes confused and hard to manage
The storm disarrayed ferry schedules along the coast for most of the weekend.
暴風雨在週末大半時間打亂了沿海的渡輪時刻。
formal transitive use with schedules
A data error disarrayed the hospital booking system before the morning clinic opened.
資料錯誤在早診開始前打亂了醫院的掛號系統。
disarray + system
Meera's sudden departure disarrayed the small team's plans for the product launch.
Meera 的突然離開打亂了小組的產品上市計畫。
Road closures disarrayed deliveries to the market before sunrise.
清晨前的道路封閉打亂了送往市場的貨運安排。
- disrupt
more common everyday choice for interrupting normal order or operation
- unsettle
often focuses more on making people feel uncertain than on breaking structure
- throw into disorder
longer phrase with a very similar meaning, often used in less literary English
文法句型
disarray + object
用法筆記
Formal and less common than the noun. The object is usually a plan, schedule, team, or system rather than a single small object; in everyday English, people often prefer 'throw ... into disarray' or 'disrupt'.