"a storm is brewing" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 暴風雨正在醞釀
• 有大事即將發生

Definition

這個片語字面意思是暴風雨快來了，但通常用來比喻麻煩或衝突即將發生。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

可用於真實天氣，也常作比喻。常見於口語和書面語，主要表達將有麻煩或衝突發生。

Examples

Look at those dark clouds; a storm is brewing.

看那些烏雲，**暴風雨正在醞釀**。

Everyone is arguing. I think a storm is brewing at work.

大家都在爭吵，我覺得**有大事即將發生**在公司。

When the teacher walked in, we knew a storm is brewing.

老師一進來，我們就知道**有麻煩要來了**。

There's tension between the two teams—a storm is brewing, for sure.

兩隊之間很緊張——**暴風雨正在醞釀**，肯定的。

After that comment, you could tell a storm is brewing in this meeting.

那句話之後，大家都覺得**有大事即將發生**在這個會議上。

Every time they talk politics at dinner, a storm is brewing.

每次他們晚餐談政治，**就有大事要發生**。