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anarchy

noun
🔊/ˈænəki/
🔊/ˈænərki/
 [uncountable]
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  1. a situation in a country, an organization, etc. in which there is no government, order or control无政府状态；混乱；无法无天
    • The overthrow of the military regime was followed by a period of anarchy.军事统治政权被推翻以后，接着是一段时期的无政府状态。🔊🔊
    • There was complete anarchy in the classroom when their usual teacher was away.任课老师不在时，班上一片混乱。🔊🔊
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    • Our nation is descending into anarchy.我们国家正陷入无政府状态。
    • If prices rise the country could slide into anarchy.如果物价上涨，国家将有可能陷入混乱状态。
    • The defeat of the government would lead to anarchy.政府的失败会导致无政府状态。
    • The country plunged into virtual anarchy and economic collapse.该国陷入无政府状态，经济崩溃。
    • The high number of strikes resulted in near anarchy.频繁的罢工导致几近无政府状态。
    • The strikes brought the city to the brink of anarchy.罢工使城市就快处于无政府状态了。
    • The parties joined forces to save the country from anarchy.各政党联合起来，以使国家免于陷入无政府状态。
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • complete
    • total
    • near
    • …
    verb + anarchy
    • bring
    • cause
    • create
    • …
    anarchy + verb
    • reign
    phrases
    • the brink of anarchy
    • the edge of anarchy
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    Word Originmid 16th cent.: via medieval Latin from Greek anarkhia, from anarkhos, from an- ‘without’ + arkhos ‘chief, ruler’.