汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 橫生枝節
橫生枝節 (横生枝节)
to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)
枝节 Metaphor for small or side matters / It is an analogy that some trouble accidentally happened in the process of solving the problem
比喻意外地插进了一些问题使主要问题不能顺利解决。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

这可能是最好的选择,如果你避免横生枝节杂草和关切。

This may be the best alternative if avoiding weeds and snags are your concern.

切尔西已经为罗本提供了一份新的为期五年合同,而罗本的经纪人也不希望续约之事再横生枝节

Chelsea are believed to be ready to offer Robben an improved five-year deal to keep him in West London and Robben Snr does not expect any problems with the new contract.

这个微妙复杂的时机,恐怕奥巴马不想在以色列问题上横生枝节。 这就是为什么从5月早些时候开始,白宫就一直努力修正奥巴马白宫办公厅主任RahmEmanuel的对以言论,认为这是信息错位的友好误会。

That may be why, since early May, the White House has been labouring to correct what Rahm Emanuel, Mr Obama’s chief of staff, has described as the administration’s flawed “messaging”.