| 单词 | a can of worms |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔PROBLEM〕The government opened up a can of worms when it decided to reorganize the education system. 政府决定改革教育制度时突然发现有一大堆棘手的问题要处理。朗文写作活用〔can of worms〕Our boss is reluctant to change the policy now because she doesn't want to open a can of worms.我们老板现在不愿意改变政策，因为她不想惹上一堆麻烦。韦氏高阶〔can〕Joe can't sit still for a minute — he is a can of worms.乔连一分钟也坐不住,他是个狂躁型的人。英汉大词典〔can〕They are worried that they might open a can of worms.他们担心可能会遇到大麻烦。外研社新世纪〔can〕When made chairman of that investigating committee, he was being handed a can of worms.选他担任调查委员会主席,正是叫他接手一个烂摊子。英汉大词典〔mix your metaphors〕Mixing his metaphors, he described the problem by saying "We've opened up a can of worms here, and now we have to get the genie back in the bottle".他用混合隐喻形容面对的问题，“我们打开了一个‘虫罐子’，现在我们必须把妖怪放回瓶子里去”。剑桥高阶〔worm〕Drug abuse is a can of worms nobody wants to open at sporting events.滥用药物是体育赛事中无人想要触及的棘手问题。柯林斯高阶Mixing his metaphors, he described the problem by saying “We've opened up a can of worms here, and now we have to get the genie back in the bottle”.他用混杂的比喻来描述那个问题:“我们在这儿打开了一罐虫子，而现在我们不得不把这妖怪放回瓶子中。”剑桥国际 |
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