havoc

大混乱、甚大な被害

多くの人や物に及ぶ、大きな被害や混乱。

やさしい英語で： Serious damage, trouble, or confusion affecting many people or things.

• The storm caused havoc.
• Heavy snow wreaked havoc on the roads.
• His constant interruptions played havoc with our plans.

使い方： wreak havoc on something (The storm wreaked havoc on coastal towns.); play havoc with something (The roadworks played havoc with bus schedules.)

類義語： chaos, devastation

反対語： order

よく使う表現： wreak havoc, cause havoc, play havoc with

荒らす、破壊する

物をひどく壊したり、大きな混乱を起こしたりすること。

やさしい英語で： To badly damage things or create great disorder.

• The army havocked the countryside.
• Storms havocked the fields before harvest.
• The invaders threatened to havoc every village along the river.

類義語： devastate, ravage

よく使う表現： havoc the land, havoc a village