英英释义
applecart [ 'æplkɑ:t ]
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n.
- the planning that is disrupted when someone `upsets the applecart'
- a handcart from which apples and other fruit are sold in the street
以上来源于: WordNet
柯林斯英汉双解大词典
applecart /ˈæpəlˌkɑːt/
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PHRASE If you upset the applecart, you do something that causes a plan, system, or arrangement to go wrong. 破坏计划; 扰乱制度; 打乱安排
例：They may also be friends of the chairman, so they are reluctant to upset the applecart.
他们也可能是主席的朋友，所以他们不愿从中捣乱。
双语例句权威例句
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Tom upset the other team's applecart by hitting a home run in the last inning and we won the game.
汤姆在最后一局中击出一个本垒打而破坏了对方的胜利之果，结果我们队反而赢了。
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When he referred to that incident of last year, he upset the applecart and the whole deal fell through.
他提到去年的那起事件，令前功尽弃，整笔生意就此泡汤。
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For the past three weeks we have been carefully planning the garden party, but the continual rain has upset our applecart.
在过去的三周里，我们一直在安排这次游园会，但雨下个不停，把我们的计划全搅乱了。
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