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一团糟
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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

一团糟 [yìtuánzāo]
  1. 1. a complete mess; a chaotic state
    他的事情一团糟
    His affairs are in a mess.
    他把生活搞得一团糟

Examples

抱成一团
gang up; hang together
她把那封信搓揉成一团,扔进了字纸篓。
She crumpled the letter into a ball and threw it into the wastepaper basket. 搓揉
慌作一团
be thrown into utter confusion
挤做一团
pressed close together; packed like sardines
在他接管之前,那个部门是一团糟
The department was in utter chaos until he took charge. 接管
把形势描绘成漆黑一团
paint a dark picture of the situation 漆黑一团
这个问题在他心中还是漆黑一团。
He is still completely in the dark about the matter. 漆黑一团
小猫在沙发上蜷作一团睡觉。
The kitten was sleeping curled up on the sofa.
刺猬一受到攻击就蜷缩成一团。
A hedgehog rolls itself into a ball when attacked. 蜷缩
把信揉成一团
crumple a letter into a ball

Word Decomposition


[yī]
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[tuán]
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[zāo]

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