| 释义 |
spoke BrE /spəʊk/
NAmE /spoʊk/
●put a ˈspoke in sb’s wheel (BrE) make it difficult for sb to do sth or to carry out their plans 阻挠某人的行动；破坏某人的计划◆If the management try to cut our pay, we can put a spoke in their wheel by going on strike.
如果管理层试图削减我们的工资，我们可以通过罢工来阻止他们的企图。 ORIGIN Spoke may be an incorrect translation from Dutch of spaak meaning ‘bar’ or ‘stick’. * spoke 或许是意为“棒”或“棍子”的荷兰语 spaak 的误译。 |