rock the boat
/ˌrɒk ðə ˈbəʊt/INFORMAL · C2
中文對應
沒有直接對應的說法
字面意思: «搖晃船»
意思
to upset a calm situation and cause problems
打破平靜的局面,惹出麻煩.
例句
- 1Everyone is happy with the new timetable, so please don't rock the boat.
- 2Leo didn't want to rock the boat by asking for a pay rise in his first month.
- 3The team finally gets along, and nobody wants to rock the boat by changing who sits where.
- 4My sister rocked the boat at the wedding by criticising the food in front of the guests.
- 5Why are you rocking the boat now, when the landlord has just agreed to fix everything?
文法
只有 rock 變化形式:rocks、rocking、rocked。常與 not 連用。
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