hornet's nest

常见例句

双语例句

• Why are you trying to stir up a hornet's nest?
  你为什么要去捅马蜂窝呢？
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• Former president Jimmy Carter released his 18th book The Hornet's Nest at the end of last year, which attracted great attention.
  去年年底，美国前总统吉米·卡特发布了他的第18本书《马蜂窝》，受到了极大的关注。
• 3：Why are you trying to stir up a hornet's nest? Our office has been managed this way for the last twenty years. Don't waste time complaining about it; you'll just get in a lot of trouble.
  他说：你为什么要去捅马蜂窝呢?我们的办公室这二十年来一向按照这个方式管理。你别浪费时间去提意见了；你会给自己树敌招冤的。 在这句话里， to stir up a hornets' nest意思是自找麻烦，或者成为众矢之的。我们再来听个例子，讲的是美国不久前暴光的一起间谍案，一个深得信任的中央情报局官员居然为莫斯科提供秘密情报达八年之久才被发现。这使美国公众大为震惊，舆论哗然。好，我们来听吧。

原声例句

• And if you stir up a hornet's nest, you create trouble or problems.
• Andif you stir up a hornet's nest, you create trouble or problems.

权威例句

• Asking Iowa Democrat Tom Harkin what President Bush means by complete victory is like poking a hornet's nest.
  NPR: Defining 'Complete Victory' in Iraq
• In its rush to pass weak health care and financial reforms Congress has created a hornet's nest of antigrowth provisions.
  FORBES: Restoring America's Growth
• "He was left a hornet's nest, " says his cousin Charlotte Ford.
  FORBES: Companies & Strategies
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