cry havoc

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To shout out 'Havoc!'; that is, to give an army the order to plunder. obsolete
    — Cry 'Havoc,' and let slip the dogs of war

词形变化

cries havoc present,singular,third-person crying havoc participle,present cried havoc participle,past cried havoc past

词源

From Middle English, from the Anglo-Norman phrase crier havok (“cry havoc”) (a signal to soldiers to seize plunder), from Old French crier (“cry out, shout”) + havot (“pillaging, looting”).
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