"kick up" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 揚起（灰塵/泥土）- 引起（麻煩/騷動）

Definition

用力踢起或移動時使某物（如灰塵、泥土）揚起，或引發騷亂、麻煩、喧鬧。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

"kick up" 可以直譯為踢起塵土等，也常用於比喻義如「鬧事、製造混亂」。常見搭配有 "kick up dust"、"kick up a fuss"。比喻用法較口語，英式英文更常見，注意不要和 "kick off"（開始）混淆。

Examples

The horses kick up a lot of dust when they run.

馬奔跑時會**揚起**很多灰塵。

Please don't kick up any trouble while I'm gone.

我不在時請不要**惹**麻煩。

The wind kicked up the leaves all over the yard.

風吹得落葉**揚起**滿院子。

She really kicked up a fuss when she got the wrong order.

她拿到錯的訂單時真的**鬧了一場**。

If you kick up too much noise, the neighbors will complain.

如果你**太吵鬧**，鄰居會抱怨的。

The kids kicked up mud all over their clothes after the rain.

下雨後孩子們全身都是**泥巴**。