without any order; in a completely confused state 混乱的;杂乱的;紊乱的 The traffic in the city is chaotic in the rush hour. 在上下班高峰时间,城市的交通混乱不堪。 She had a chaotic personal life with a series of broken relationships. 她有一个混乱的个人生活,有一系列破裂的关系。
Extra ExamplesIt was really chaotic just before the show started. 演出开始前真是一片混乱。 Things can be a little chaotic in our house. 我们家里有时会有点儿乱。 Things have been getting chaotic in the office recently. 最近办公室的情况变得一团糟。 Things often appear chaotic to the outsider. 在外人看来事情常常显得一片混乱。 Amid chaotic scenes in court, the long-awaited verdict was announced. 在一片混乱中,法庭宣布了等待很久的判决。 It's a bit chaotic around here at the moment. 眼下这儿有点混乱。
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Word Originearly 18th cent.: from chaos, on the pattern of words such as hypnotic.