"rock the boat" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 搗亂
• 惹麻煩
• 破壞安寧

Definition

做或說一些可能引起麻煩或打破大家希望保持安靜和不變的情況的事情。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是一個非正式常用語，經常用來勸告別人不要製造麻煩或破壞現狀。否定用法'don't rock the boat'很常見。職場、家庭或團體裡經常會用到。

Examples

Please don't rock the boat during the meeting.

請在會議中不要**搗亂**。

He likes to rock the boat and ask difficult questions.

他喜歡**惹麻煩**，常常問很難的問題。

It's better not to rock the boat when everyone is happy.

當大家都很開心時，最好不要**破壞安寧**。

Nobody wants to rock the boat right before the big launch.

在重要發佈前，沒有人想**搗亂**。

She always tells me not to rock the boat and just go with the flow.

她總是讓我別**惹麻煩**，順其自然就好。

If you rock the boat now, you might make things worse for everyone.

如果你現在**搗亂**，事情可能會變得更糟。