wreak havoc
大被害・大惨事をもたらす、To cause a lot of problems
一般例文
- The rainy weather wreaked havoc with our picnic plans.
- The earthquake wreaked havoc on the city.
- These policies have wreaked havoc on the British economy.
- All investors need to understand the havoc this kind of stress wreaks on the human brain.
英字新聞からの例文
引用元 : New York Times (by Zeynep Tufekci) - The Looming Digital Meltdown (2018/01)
When they are slow for the end-user, it is often because of “bloatware”: badly written programs or advertising scripts that wreak havoc as they try to track your activity online.
引用元 : New York Times (by Tara Parker-Pope) - How to Be Better at Stress (2017/07)
You can view stress as something that is wreaking havoc on your body (and it can) or as something that is giving you the strength and energy to overcome adversity.
