"spoiling for a fight" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 想打架
• 挑釁（想吵架）

Definition

渴望與人爭吵或打架，表現得很挑釁或急躁。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非正式用語，常形容某人很想吵架或闖禍，多為貶義，不一定真的動手打架。

Examples

He was spoiling for a fight after the bad news.

他收到壞消息後就**想打架**。

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

她整晚看起來都**想吵架**。

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

如果你**想打架**，這裡不是地方。

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

他一天壓力大後，總是**挑釁**，哪怕是小事也會吵起來。

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

現在別跟她說話──她正**想吵架**，誰來都不行。

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

從他一直瞪人的樣子可以看出他**想打架**。