"spoiling for a fight" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 想打架
• 挑衅（想吵架）

Definition

渴望与人争吵或打架，表现得很挑衅或急躁。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非正式表达，形容某人很想吵架或闹事，多为贬义。常用于描述情绪容易激动的人，并不一定真要打架。

Examples

He was spoiling for a fight after the bad news.

他收到坏消息后就**想打架**。

She looked like she was spoiling for a fight all evening.

她整晚看起来都**想吵架**。

If you're spoiling for a fight, this isn't the place.

如果你**想打架**，这里不是地方。

After a long, stressful day, he's always spoiling for a fight—even over small things.

他一天压力大后，总是**挑衅**，哪怕是小事也能吵起来。

Don't talk to her right now—she's spoiling for a fight with anyone who comes near.

现在别和她说话——她正**想吵架**，谁来都不行。

You can tell he's spoiling for a fight from the way he keeps glaring at everyone.

从他一直瞪大家的样子可以看出他**想打架**。