"monkey wrench" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 活扳手

Definition

猴鉗是一種有可調節鉗口的工具，用於旋緊或鬆開螺帽和螺栓。在英語口語中，'throw a monkey wrench into' 表示讓事情變得困難或造成計劃受阻。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'Monkey wrench' 多指較舊型的活扳手，相比 'adjustable wrench' 用得少。短語 'throw a monkey wrench into' 屬於美式英語非正式用語，意思是讓計劃受阻。英式英語則用 'throw a spanner in the works'。

Examples

I used a monkey wrench to fix the pipe.

我用**活扳手**修好了水管。

Please pass me the monkey wrench.

請把**活扳手**遞給我。

The mechanic grabbed a monkey wrench from his toolbox.

技師從工具箱裡拿出了一把**活扳手**。

It looks like someone threw a monkey wrench into our plans.

看來有人已經給我們的計劃**添亂**了。

The sudden storm really threw a monkey wrench into our picnic.

突如其來的暴風雨真的讓我們的野餐**泡湯了**。

Every time we get close to finishing, something else throws a monkey wrench in the works.

每次快要完成時，總會有事情出現，讓進程**添亂**。