"rat's nest" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 老鼠窝
• 混乱（比喻）

Definition

字面意思是老鼠居住的窝。更常用于形容非常杂乱的地方或情况，或指参与可疑、不诚实活动的一群人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多为口语和比喻用法。常用于形容空间很乱（如“房间乱得像rat's nest”），也指复杂或不诚实的组织。很少指真正老鼠的窝。

Examples

His room looks like a rat's nest.

他的房间看起来像个**老鼠窝**。

The wires behind the TV are a real rat's nest.

电视后面的电线简直是个**老鼠窝**。

We found a rat's nest in the old shed.

我们在旧棚子里发现了一个**老鼠窝**。

My hair turned into a rat's nest after I slept on it wet.

我湿着头发睡觉，结果头发变成了**老鼠窝**。

This company turned out to be a financial rat's nest.

这家公司原来是个金融**老鼠窝**。

"Don't go in there," she joked, "that office is a total rat's nest right now!"

“别进去，”她开玩笑道，“那个办公室现在完全是个**老鼠窝**！”