hav·oc /ˈhævək, vɪk/
嚴重破壞,浩劫,大混亂,騷亂
Hav·oc n. Wide and general destruction; devastation; waste.
As for Saul, he made havoc of the church. --Acts viii. 3.
Ye gods, what havoc does ambition make
Among your works! --Addison.
Hav·oc, v. t. To devastate; to destroy; to lay waste.
To waste and havoc yonder world. --Milton.
Hav·oc, interj. A cry in war as the signal for indiscriminate slaughter.
Do not cry havoc, where you should but hunt
With modest warrant. --Shak.
Cry 'havoc,' and let slip the dogs of war! --Shak.
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havoc
n : violent and needless disturbance [syn: mayhem]