US hurtling towards AI job boom, but an acute talent vacuum may throw a wrench in the progressFrom the headline of this article at the India Times.
上記の文で、throw a wrenchの意味は?
In the sentence above, what does "throw a wrench" mean?
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解答
意味:英辞郎によると、
〈米話〉〔人の計画などを〕妨害[邪魔]する、混乱させる、台無し[めちゃくちゃ]にする、ぶち壊すなお、throw a monkey wrenchとも言います。monkey wrenchとは、日本語で言うスパナです。また、後に続く前置詞はinの他にintoも使います。
さらに、throw a (monkey) wrench in(to) the worksともっと長い言い方もあります。
Answer
According to the Collins Dictionary:If someone throws a wrench or throws a monkey wrench into a process, they prevent something happening smoothly by deliberately causing a problem.
Examples
- The decision will throw a monkey wrench into our efforts to develop a national broadband policy.
- But regulatory changes in the past month have thrown a wrench in those plans. Wall Street Journal (2021)
- The president's decision to block the deal could throw 'a wrench right in the gears for wider deal flow', the source added. Times, Sunday Times (2018)
- But once again they have been hit with external events that could throw a wrench in their plans. Globe and Mail (2003)
- It'll really throw a monkey wrench into the works if the board decides not to increase our funding for this project.
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