wreak havoc

/ɹiːk ˈhæv.ək/· 动词短语

科学/科研/医疗B2

wreak havoc
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Chinese meaning

造成严重破坏,肆虐

造zào成chéng严yán重zhòng破pò坏huài或huò混hùn乱luàn

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免miǎn疫yì细xì胞bāo侵qīn入rù并bìng破pò坏huài大dà脑nǎo组zǔ织zhī

Example

New clues suggest how destructive immune cells wreak havoc in the brain

新xīn线xiàn索suǒ揭jiē示shì了le破pò坏huài性xìng免miǎn疫yì细xì胞bāo如rú何hé在zài大dà脑nǎo中zhōng肆sì虐nüè

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Background ✎

科kē学xué家jiā在zài小xiǎo鼠shǔ实shí验yàn中zhōng发fā现xiàn,某mǒu些xiē具jù有yǒu破pò坏huài性xìng的de免miǎn疫yì细xì胞bāo会huì侵qīn入rù大dà脑nǎo并bìng造zào成chéng损sǔn伤shāng。这zhè项xiàng研yán究jiū进jìn一yí步bù证zhèng实shí了leT细xì胞bāo与yǔ阿ā尔ěr茨cí海hǎi默mò病bìng等děng神shén经jīng退tuì行xíng性xìng疾jí病bìng之zhī间jiān的de关guān联lián。

Roots · etymology

havoc 源古法语劫掠军令;wreak 源古英语'施加惩罚'

  • wreak(施加,致使发生)+ havoc(浩劫,大破坏)

Collocations

  • wreak havoc on/upon sth / cause havoc / create havoc

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