spanner in the works

基本解釋

If nothing had happened, it really would have been a spanner in the works for the whole theory.
如果什么事情都沒(méi)有發(fā)生，整個(gè)理論研究就會(huì)陷入癱瘓。
I’m talking about the kind of mood that throws a spanner in the works, has you fuming at every little thing and threatens to ruin a perfectly good day.
我說(shuō)的是會(huì)給你帶來(lái)麻煩，讓你為任何小事情惱火，也可能破壞你非常美好的一天的那種心情。
But the NDRC threw a spanner in the works, arguing that it should be the entity responsible for approving the bid rather than the Ministry of Commerce.
但是國(guó)家發(fā)改委從中作梗，辯稱應(yīng)該是企業(yè)對(duì)批準(zhǔn)這個(gè)提議負(fù)責(zé)，而不是商務(wù)部。

If true, that is a spanner in the works for those designing quantum gravity.
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But now members of the European Parliament have thrown a spanner in the works.
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