"raise a stink" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 大吵大鬧
• 鬧事

Definition

因為不滿或覺得不公平而公開大聲抱怨或憤怒地表現出來。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是非正式，有時帶幽默感的用法。通常指有人因不滿而當眾大聲抱怨或故意鬧事。常帶批評語氣，例如：'他如果知道一定會大吵大鬧。'

Examples

If you don't give him his money, he'll raise a stink.

如果你不給他錢，他會**大吵大鬧**。

The customers raised a stink about the food.

顧客們因為食物**大吵大鬧**。

Sarah doesn't like to raise a stink unless it's really important.

除非真的很重要，Sarah 不喜歡**鬧事**。

They really raised a stink when their flight got canceled at the last minute.

他們在航班臨時取消時真的**鬧事**了。

Don't raise a stink over something so small—just let it go.

別為這麼小的事**鬧事**，就算了吧。

I knew my parents would raise a stink if they found out I skipped school.

我知道如果父母發現我逃學，他們會**大吵大鬧**。