monkey wrench

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A wrench (spanner) with an adjustable jaw.
    — Did you ever stop to think whether or not you knew how a monkey wrench should be used?
  2. An unexpected or troublesome problem, obstacle or dilemma. figuratively
    — Professor Miller's careful research has thrown a monkey-wrench into the Einstein wheel, although it has far from discouraged the enthusiastic exponents of Einsteinism.
动词 v.
  1. To apply a monkey wrench, e.g. to tighten or loosen nuts.
  2. To introduce problems, to create unexpected trouble, to sabotage. idiomatic
    — I think it’s possible that [US Vice President J.D.] Vance didn’t intend to monkey wrench [the meeting with US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky].

词形变化

monkey wrenches plural monkeywrench alternative monkey-wrench alternative monkey wrenches present,singular,third-person monkey wrenching participle,present monkey wrenched participle,past monkey wrenched past monkeywrench alternative monkey-wrench alternative

词源

词源 1
Already in use, and not unfamiliar among mechanics, by 1832; see discussion and references at Monkey wrench § Etymology and history.
词源 2
Already in use, and not unfamiliar among mechanics, by 1832; see discussion and references at Monkey wrench § Etymology and history.
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