"recipe for disaster" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 灾难的配方
• 肯定出事的方法

Definition

一种很可能导致严重后果或麻烦的情况或组合。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是非正式表达，常用于警告一些行为或状况必定带来不良后果。常见搭配：'X和Y简直是灾难的配方'。可严肃也可带玩笑语气使用。

Examples

Leaving the oven on while you go out is a recipe for disaster.

出门时把烤箱开着是**灾难的配方**。

Mixing water and electricity is a recipe for disaster.

水和电一起用是**灾难的配方**。

Not studying for the test is a recipe for disaster.

不复习考试就是**肯定出事的方法**。

Putting two strong-willed people on the same team was a recipe for disaster.

让两个固执的人一组，简直是**灾难的配方**。

No one checked the weather before our trip—talk about a recipe for disaster!

没人出发前查天气，这不就是**灾难的配方**吗！

Trusting him with your secrets? That's a total recipe for disaster.

把秘密交给他？纯粹就是**灾难的配方**。