| 单词 | make waves |
| 释义 | make waves From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishmake wavesmake wavesinformalCAUSE to cause problems, especially when you should notWith so many jobs already cut, he didn’t want to make waves. → waveExamples from the Corpusmake waves• Although the full portent of that legislation has yet to sink in, it is already making waves.• What gradually emerged was a project that is still making waves in economics.• Lora can do what ever she wants at work as long as she doesn't make waves.• Council to make waves at show A NORTH-EAST council is hoping to make waves at a top boat show.• The youngsters hoping to make waves in Barcelona.• The desire not to make waves is a particularly depressing and insipid form of self-censorship.• And, after a spell of obscurity, Sidney Bechet was making waves again. |
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