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can of worms

祸根,祸害,隐患,祸害无穷

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Informal. a source of many unpredictable or unexpected problems: Buying a company we know nothing about would be opening up a whole new can of worms.

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  • The Dallas Cowboys sell out their state-of-the art football stadium.

  • We happily hoist our egg nog in the air, embrace each other, and raise our out-of-tune voices in song.

  • DISH delivers a one-of-a-kind entertainment experience to every room of your home, wirelessly.

  • The company recently partnered with Oakley to create a one-of-a-kind single malt Scotch flask.

  • A much larger number are immediately separated from their infants, who are typically placed in some form of out-of-home care.

  • And he was inclined to believe that it was Grandfather Mole that was to blame for the scarcity of worms in the neighborhood.

  • He urged the growing of mulberry trees and the propagation of silk worms, as being of more value than tobacco.

  • And then, probably, Jolly Robin would laugh and tell her not to mind, for there ought to be worms enough for everybody.

  • You never know when you are going to stumble upon a jewel in the most out-of-the-way corner.

  • But what if I catch the fish by using a hired boat and a hired net, or by buying worms as bait from some one who has dug them?