汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 軒然大波
軒然大波 (轩然大波)
huge waves / (fig.) ruckus / controversy / sensation
轩然 The way the waves are rising / The waves surging high / It is a metaphor for a big dispute or disorder
高高涌起的波涛。 比喻大的纠纷或风潮。
() xuān rán dà/dài
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

这件事引起了轩然大波

The whole business caused quite a stink.

这篇文章引起了轩然大波

The article caused (an) uproar.

一石激起千层浪,设想很快在全国引起轩然大波,点头称赞者有之,摇头质疑者有之。

One stone arouses 1000 billow, the tentative idea causes a mighty uproar very quickly in the whole nation, nod eulogist has, shake one's head the person that oppugn has.

对于《爆炸新闻》引起的所有轩然大波,我认为,就抒情目标而言,这是一个相当大胆的声明。

For all the uproar over "Breaking News," I thought it was a pretty bold statement out of the gate in terms of lyrical target.

两次调查的结果在国内都引起了轩然大波,对于重庆市的调查结果,深表忧虑者居多,而杜蕾斯的调查结果则备受质疑。

The results of two surveys, both at home caused an uproar, for the findings of Chongqing, deep concern is that most of the Durex survey results are open to question.

福克斯上个月接受《电视指南》杂志的采访中声称将退出《CSI》,这一消息在该剧全球的铁杆粉丝间引起了轩然大波

Fox announced she was leaving the show in an interview with TV Guide magazine last month, sending shockwaves through the program's avid global fan base.