Throw a monkey wrench into
阻碍, 破坏
🧩 词语组成解析
throw
[θro]
vi. 投掷;丢;抛;
n. 投掷的距离;丢;
vt. 掷（色子）;抛;猛动（头、臂、腿）;使处于，使限于;
monkey
['mʌŋki]
n. 猴;猿;淘气鬼;小淘气;
vi. 胡闹;捣蛋;
vt. 嘲弄;
wrench
[rɛntʃ]
n. 扳手;扭伤;突然的悲痛;
vt. 扭伤;扭转;歪曲;
into
[ˈɪntu]
prep. （表示方向）进入…中;（表示所属）输入;（表示状态）进入…状态;（表示时间）持续到;
🗣️ 情景例句
That's for a long distance call you make two nights ago.
这是你两天前打的一个长途电话的费用。
Better are small fish than an empty dish.
有胜于无。
They had to work inside the ship, cutting away old metal, fixing new metal plates, drilling holes, laying electrical and phone wires and fixing new pipes for water and steam.
他们要在船舱里工作，切掉旧的金属，焊接新的金属板，钻孔，埋电线和电话线以及安装新的水管和蒸汽管。