习语主题: 问题与麻烦

be asking for trouble

/bi ˌɑːskɪŋ fə ˈtrʌbl/INFORMAL · B2

中文对应完全对应

自找麻烦

含义

to act in a way that will probably cause problems for you

做法很可能给自己招来麻烦.

例句

1Leaving your bike unlocked outside the station is asking for trouble.
2Leo was asking for trouble when he posted rude comments about his manager online.
3Driving across the hills in winter with no spare tyre would be asking for trouble.
4Borrowing money from friends for a holiday you can't afford is asking for trouble.
5My neighbours are asking for trouble with that old tree leaning over the road.

语法

只有 be 变化形式：is、are、was、would be。asking 保持 -ing 形式。

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