can of worms

can of worms什么意思,can of worms翻译

基本解释

na.: 问题成堆的地方；一团糟

例句

• This opened up a whole new can of worms for him and now he seems to be building a small mowing business.

  现在他打算开一家小型的除草公司。

• LINCOLN: That man today. The question. I can"t get it out of my mind. Jennings"s opened a can of worms.

  林肯：今天那个人，那个问题，我心里放不下。詹宁斯让我心里很不舒服。

• "Once you open up this can of worms, there"s all sorts of very adventurous thinking on this sort of thing, " Mortlock said.

  “一旦你揭露了这个一团糟的问题，就会在这类事情上的各种各样、非常充满危险的想法”马忒拉克说。

• Regardless, it"s difficult to always avoid conversation landmines so be sensible, watch your step and try not to open a can of worms .

  不管怎样，在谈话中往往难免触雷，所以头脑要清醒些，行事要注意些，尽量不要去触及那些忌讳的问题。

• The investigation is likely to open "an even bigger can of worms, " as one former intelligence officer has warned.

  一名前情报官员警告透露，调查很可能会引发一场大变动。

• She pointedly dismissed Mrs Bourne"s depiction of her future daughter-in-law as opening a "can of worms" .

  她尖锐地反驳了伯恩夫人对这位准儿媳的“一团糟”描述。

• He called the dispute a mess, but added, "Opening up a can of worms gives us a chance to understand what"s in the can. "

  戈德曼称此次争纷是一团糟，但同时也表示，“捅烂一个马蜂窝至少让我们有机会去了解马蜂窝里到底有什么。”

• Vapor intrusion is still a new concern for regulators, and evaluating this pollution pathway is a can of worms .

  蒸气入侵仍然是令管制单位头痛的新课题，而评估污染的途径会造成无法逆料且棘手的复杂后果。

• It could reopen a whole can of worms for the ruling African National Congress (ANC) and embarrass Mr Zuma himself.

  这可能会揭开执政党非洲国民大会里的一群蛀虫，也会使祖玛先生自己陷入尴尬境地。

• Achieving this with application code is a piece of cake, but with database logic it is a can of worms.

  在应用代码中做到这一点是小菜一碟，而数据库逻辑做同样的事情就像一罐蠕虫。